⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
-8Q125-33
+12Q234-22
+18Q342-24
-7Q423-28
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 37 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 23
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
45%Three-point accuracy22%
11Free throws made21
15Threes made8
9Offensive rebounds16
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 9:55 · BKN 12-4 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Onyeka Okongwu flagrant foul type 1
Q4 9:13 · BKN 105-88 ATL
📊The numbers
| BKN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 33 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
