⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their thirteen- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Eduardo Najera technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:48 · CHA 21-26 BKN
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson bad pass
Q4 3:36 · CHA 76-83 BKN
- Turnover
Shaun Livingston out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:06 · CHA 79-87 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 10:07 · CHA 2-12 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Farmar misses technical free throw
Q2 10:48 · CHA 21-26 BKN
- Missed FT
Sasha Vujacic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · CHA 86-93 BKN
- Missed FT
Sasha Vujacic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CHA 89-93 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
