⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 22 rebounds to 11- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 29-14 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:54 · BKN 39-41 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:29 · BKN 48-48 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 2:00 · BKN 74-67 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses technical free throw
Q1 0:56 · BKN 21-31 CHA
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 2:00 · BKN 93-85 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 7:26 · BKN 10-22 CHA
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 2:00 · BKN 93-85 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace lost ball
Q4 3:58 · BKN 89-81 CHA
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 1:32 · BKN 95-87 CHA
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
