⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 21-10 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 51
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 10:03 · BKN 8-6 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 10:37 · BKN 38-25 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 3:41 · BKN 52-44 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:17 · BKN 98-95 CHA
- Missed FT
Shaun Livingston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · BKN 100-95 CHA
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · BKN 104-99 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 5:50 · BKN 40-42 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 11:11 · BKN 59-54 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 2:12 · BKN 97-92 CHA
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
