⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their ten- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 62
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:08 · CHI 45-40 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:53 · CHI 73-71 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kris Dunn offensive foul
Q4 0:32 · CHI 93-94 BKN
- Turnover
Kris Dunn turnover
Q4 0:32 · CHI 93-94 BKN
- Turnover
Justin Holiday bad pass
Q4 0:02 · CHI 93-94 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 7:47 · CHI 51-53 BKN
- Winner
Joe Harris hit a 6-foot two point shot, Spencer Dinwiddie with the assist
Q4 0:43 · CHI 93-94 BKN
- Steal
Spencer Dinwiddie stole it from Justin Holiday
Q4 0:02 · CHI 93-94 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
D'Angelo Russell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:58 · CHI 56-55 BKN
- Missed FT
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:52 · CHI 93-92 BKN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:08 · CHI 93-94 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHI | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
