⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 4:37 · CHI 18-8 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 1:42 · CHI 30-15 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni bad pass
Q4 3:27 · CHI 74-79 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:43 · CHI 61-59 BKN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q4 7:28 · CHI 74-81 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mikki Moore misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:24 · CHI 74-79 BKN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:38 · CHI 74-79 BKN
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · CHI 81-84 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHI | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
