⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 41 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:02 · BKN 35-35 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 10:11 · BKN 109-93 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 10:18 · BKN 7-13 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 21 | Threes made | 12 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 35 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
