⏱️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
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second 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 Bulls did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 41 from three- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 5
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eight
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 1:49 · BKN 30-29 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 7:28 · BKN 100-83 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q3 4:55 · BKN 71-63 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:43 · BKN 0-12 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 10:13 · BKN 85-81 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:55 · BKN 71-63 CHI
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
