⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 30 from three- A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 50
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 10:41 · BKN 13-3 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 2:54 · BKN 31-16 ATL
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up
Q3 2:38 · BKN 76-62 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young bad pass
Q4 0:44 · BKN 87-79 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 5:48 · BKN 58-60 ATL
- Steal
DeMarre Carroll stole it from Thaddeus Young
Q4 0:44 · BKN 87-79 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:15 · BKN 91-83 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
