⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their thirteen
Shot well above their usual, 22 of 48 from three
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter
Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 52
Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 48
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 took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 3:13 · BKN 30-24 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 1:36 · BKN 95-79 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:52 · BKN 5-8 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 7:12 · BKN 45-46 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 22 | Threes made | 13 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 23 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |






