⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 35- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 53
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:05 · CHA 12-7 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:07 · CHA 76-83 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matt Carroll bad pass
Q4 2:05 · CHA 82-90 BKN
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:12 · CHA 83-90 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 4:16 · CHA 31-45 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Collins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:16 · CHA 82-89 BKN
- Turnover
Vince Carter offensive foul (Matt Carroll draws the foul)
Q4 1:42 · CHA 82-90 BKN
- Turnover
Vince Carter turnover
Q4 1:42 · CHA 82-90 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
