⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second 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 Bulls did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, ten of nineteen from three
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
- Go-ahead
Vince Carter hit a two point shot
Q4 0:57 · BKN 93-92 CHI
- Lead
Marcus Williams hit a 17-foot jumper
OT 4:18 · BKN 96-94 CHI
- Winner
Richard Jefferson hit a two point shot
OT 1:59 · BKN 98-96 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Williams lost ball
Q4 1:36 · BKN 91-92 CHI
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · BKN 93-94 CHI
- Missed FT
Marcus Williams misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 4:18 · BKN 96-94 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 8:14 · BKN 79-83 CHI
- Go-ahead
Joe Smith hit a dunk, Chris Duhon with the assist
Q4 0:52 · BKN 93-94 CHI
- Ties it
Ben Gordon hit a 10-foot two point shot, Chris Duhon with the assist
OT 2:14 · BKN 96-96 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Smith lost ball
Q4 1:07 · BKN 91-92 CHI
- Turnover
Joe Smith bad pass
Q4 0:32 · BKN 94-94 CHI
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni bad pass
OT 1:14 · BKN 98-96 CHI
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 75 | Rebounds | 85 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
