⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 26
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Vince Carter double technical foul
Q3 0:22 · BKN 79-76 NO
- Turnover
Vince Carter lost ball
Q4 2:20 · BKN 99-101 NO

Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 7:13 · BKN 92-95 NO
- Steal
David West stole it from Vince Carter
Q4 2:20 · BKN 99-101 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · BKN 99-103 NO
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · BKN 101-105 NO
- Missed FT
Bobby Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · BKN 103-106 NO
📊The numbers
| BKN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |









