⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 8:22 · NO 13-6 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 10:38 · NO 43-28 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas lost ball turnover
Q4 2:33 · NO 97-98 BKN
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:42 · NO 97-101 BKN
- Turnover
Naji Marshall bad pass
Q4 0:11 · NO 102-108 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 9:55 · NO 69-70 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 1:51 · NO 85-88 BKN
- Steal
Ben Simmons stole it from Jonas Valanciunas
Q4 2:33 · NO 97-98 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:33 · NO 92-96 BKN
📊The numbers
| NO | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 12 |
