⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, eleven of seventeen from three
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 21
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 24
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 0:56 · BKN 73-65 NO
- Steal
Antoine Wright stole it from Morris Peterson
Q4 2:36 · BKN 79-76 NO
- Steal
Sean Williams stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 1:34 · BKN 82-78 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Collins lost ball
Q4 1:00 · BKN 82-78 NO
- Missed FT
Nenad Krstic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · BKN 82-82 NO
- Missed FT
Nenad Krstic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · BKN 82-82 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 9:11 · BKN 25-37 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:24 · BKN 79-76 NO
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a driving layup
Q4 0:02 · BKN 82-84 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Morris Peterson bad pass
Q4 2:36 · BKN 79-76 NO
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 1:34 · BKN 82-78 NO
📊The numbers
| BKN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 65% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
