⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 66
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 1:53 · BKN 36-25 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale offensive foul
Q4 2:16 · BKN 115-112 CHA
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale turnover
Q4 2:16 · BKN 115-112 CHA
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 0:07 · BKN 122-116 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:43 · BKN 96-92 CHA
- Steal
Kelly Oubre Jr. stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 0:07 · BKN 122-116 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · BKN 120-116 CHA
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · BKN 120-116 CHA
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:12 · BKN 122-116 CHA
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
