⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
A 18-0 run from level to 18 points up in the first 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
- Winner
Vince Carter hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 1:05 · BKN 85-84 CHI
- Steal
Jason Kidd stole it from Ben Gordon
Q4 0:55 · BKN 85-84 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 2:48 · BKN 89-84 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikki Moore lost ball
Q4 3:45 · BKN 79-81 CHI
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · BKN 89-86 CHI
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · BKN 89-86 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run from level to 18 points up
Q1 11:42 · BKN 0-18 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon lost ball
Q4 0:55 · BKN 85-84 CHI
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · BKN 87-84 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Wallace offensive goaltending
Q4 0:06 · BKN 89-86 CHI
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
