⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
+11Q131-22
+4Q221-18
-10Q319-30
+9Q435-27
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 38 free throws to their 27
Key battles
5Blocks2
27Assists19
17Points off turnovers23
26Free throws made20
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 3:45 · BKN 25-10 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
