⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 27-14 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 3:28 · NO 16-20 BKN
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 2:47 · NO 76-82 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:03 · NO 76-82 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:15 · NO 0-8 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 7:39 · NO 45-60 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd lost ball
Q4 2:47 · NO 76-82 BKN
📊The numbers
| NO | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
