⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- A 15-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 28 in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 7:09 · BKN 19-7 CHA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 28
Q2 1:05 · BKN 66-38 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q3 1:47 · BKN 80-58 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 7:03 · BKN 90-74 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses technical free throw
Q2 6:48 · BKN 42-27 CHA
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 11 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
