⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 31 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12 in the second quarter
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 0:32 · BKN 46-29 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 10:16 · BKN 83-63 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Rodions Kurucs flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:51 · BKN 93-75 NO
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie lost ball turnover
Q4 1:03 · BKN 119-112 NO
- Missed FT
DeMarre Carroll misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · BKN 124-118 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q2 4:38 · BKN 68-56 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 8:05 · BKN 113-105 NO
- Steal
Jrue Holiday stole it from Spencer Dinwiddie
Q4 1:03 · BKN 119-112 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Alvin Gentry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:24 · BKN 112-96 NO
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:14 · BKN 123-118 NO
📊The numbers
| BKN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
