⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 20 points behind 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
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 30 from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17 in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 0:29 · BKN 71-69 ATL
- Lead
Jarvis Hayes hit a 23-foot three jumper, Vince Carter with the assist
OT 1:35 · BKN 90-87 ATL
- Winner
Vince Carter hit a 33-foot three jumper
OT 0:01 · BKN 93-91 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:07 · BKN 85-83 ATL
- Turnover
Brook Lopez lost ball
OT 3:43 · BKN 87-85 ATL
- Turnover
Devin Harris lost ball
OT 0:14 · BKN 90-89 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17
Q1 0:32 · BKN 16-33 ATL
- Ties it
Al Horford hit a layup, Mike Bibby with the assist
Q4 0:47 · BKN 85-85 ATL
- Go-ahead
Josh Smith hit a driving layup, Maurice Evans with the assist
OT 0:11 · BKN 90-91 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marvin Williams offensive foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)
OT 3:00 · BKN 87-85 ATL
- Turnover
Marvin Williams turnover
OT 3:00 · BKN 87-85 ATL
- Turnover
Al Horford bad pass
OT 1:53 · BKN 87-87 ATL
📊The numbers
| BKN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
