⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 5- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:30 · BKN 93-84 CHI
- Winner
Sasha Vujacic hit a layup
Q4 0:05 · BKN 96-94 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · BKN 93-92 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:45 · BKN 93-92 CHI
- Ties it
C.J. Watson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · BKN 94-94 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · BKN 94-92 CHI
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · BKN 94-92 CHI
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
