⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of fifteen from three- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 46
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 20
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:33 · BKN 65-68 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Vince Carter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:56 · BKN 35-48 CHA
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 3:45 · BKN 83-88 CHA
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:01 · BKN 90-92 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace bad pass
Q4 3:10 · BKN 85-88 CHA
- Missed FT
Brevin Knight misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:58 · BKN 87-90 CHA
- Missed FT
Primoz Brezec misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:43 · BKN 87-92 CHA
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
