⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 25-7 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 0:58 · CHA 32-22 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 6:58 · CHA 45-31 BKN
- Steal
Eduardo Najera stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 0:08 · CHA 98-103 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Henderson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:05 · CHA 66-67 BKN
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:47 · CHA 66-70 BKN
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 2:36 · CHA 89-94 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 3:24 · CHA 21-22 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:57 · CHA 53-47 BKN
- Steal
Deron Williams stole it from Boris Diaw
Q4 2:36 · CHA 89-94 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kris Humphries misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:30 · CHA 94-96 BKN
- Missed FT
Kris Humphries misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:30 · CHA 94-96 BKN
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball
Q4 0:08 · CHA 98-103 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
