⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of thirteen from three
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q1 0:01 · CHI 27-34 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:02 · CHI 2-15 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Deron Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:28 · CHI 33-45 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHI | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
