⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:20 · BKN 20-14 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:54 · BKN 34-28 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 5:07 · BKN 61-53 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · BKN 85-79 ATL
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · BKN 87-82 ATL
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · BKN 87-82 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 0:25 · BKN 45-49 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:30 · BKN 79-75 ATL
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:30 · BKN 79-75 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 2:39 · BKN 83-77 ATL
📊The numbers
| BKN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |









