⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 15 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 4:47 · BKN 28-17 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q2 9:17 · BKN 51-26 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 37
Q3 7:14 · BKN 84-47 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 28
Q3 3:04 · BKN 84-56 CHA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 15
Q3 0:54 · BKN 86-71 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mark Williams flagrant foul type 1
Q2 6:46 · BKN 51-30 CHA
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
