⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 28
- Could not get to the line, seven free throws to their 22
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 20
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q3 7:24 · ATL 64-76 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q4 8:23 · ATL 88-111 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 11:12 · ATL 30-39 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 4:58 · ATL 66-85 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q3 2:27 · ATL 71-96 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 38 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
