⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 34 from three- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:16 · NO 15-10 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q3 2:53 · NO 81-93 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 7:14 · NO 104-101 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nickeil Alexander-Walker bad pass
Q4 3:54 · NO 104-104 BKN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:21 · NO 104-105 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:02 · NO 21-26 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 6:12 · NO 71-90 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:45 · NO 104-105 BKN
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · NO 112-119 BKN
📊The numbers
| NO | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
