⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 7:07 · BKN 22-9 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q3 2:48 · BKN 80-57 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nenad Krstic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:56 · BKN 61-48 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 10:52 · BKN 80-66 ATL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:22 · BKN 82-81 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · BKN 89-86 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson offensive foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)
Q4 0:08 · BKN 94-92 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson turnover
Q4 0:08 · BKN 94-92 ATL
📊The numbers
| BKN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
