⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NO 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 Pelicans won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen- Burned in transition, 0 fast break points to 16
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sean Williams turnover
Q4 3:38 · BKN 90-88 NO
- Turnover
Devin Harris lost ball
Q4 1:00 · BKN 94-93 NO
- Turnover
Brook Lopez bad pass
Q4 0:36 · BKN 94-95 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 6:45 · BKN 10-15 NO
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Devin Harris
Q4 1:00 · BKN 94-93 NO
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 0:40 · BKN 94-95 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler turnover
Q4 4:46 · BKN 88-86 NO
📊The numbers
| BKN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
