⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 22 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 28 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made 25 threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, 25 of 53 from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the second quarter
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 10:26 · BKN 30-37 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 8:27 · BKN 46-41 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:48 · BKN 0-13 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q1 8:02 · BKN 3-22 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 9:41 · BKN 72-66 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 25 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
