⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- Beaten inside, 46 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:36 · CHI 35-38 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 10:13 · CHI 85-100 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rodions Kurucs technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:32 · CHI 53-55 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHI | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 16 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 29 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
