⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 28-18 off them- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, eight of 27
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q3 10:49 · BKN 60-52 ATL
- Steal
Alan Anderson stole it from Jeff Teague
Q4 2:27 · BKN 84-80 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q3 8:34 · BKN 54-52 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:12 · BKN 86-84 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Steal
Paul Millsap stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 1:12 · BKN 86-84 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:34 · BKN 54-52 ATL
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
Q4 2:27 · BKN 84-80 ATL
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · BKN 86-81 ATL
📊The numbers
| BKN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
