⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 27 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 7:26 · BKN 21-10 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q2 11:31 · BKN 43-22 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q3 10:41 · BKN 71-55 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:41 · BKN 45-24 NO
📊The numbers
| BKN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
