⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 43- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- Steal
Eduardo Najera stole it from Gerald Green
Q4 2:03 · CHA 70-75 BKN
- Steal
Eduardo Najera stole it from Anthony Morrow
Q4 0:40 · CHA 70-78 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyrus Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:43 · CHA 4-13 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q1 9:37 · CHA 4-15 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 1:54 · CHA 59-68 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses technical free throw
Q1 5:43 · CHA 4-13 BKN
- Turnover
Gerald Green lost ball
Q4 2:03 · CHA 70-75 BKN
- Turnover
Anthony Morrow lost ball
Q4 0:40 · CHA 70-78 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
