⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 3:33 · BKN 29-26 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 6:25 · BKN 44-54 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 4:42 · BKN 46-62 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
