⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 32 from three- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 0
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 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 3:06 · BKN 54-56 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 10:20 · BKN 70-64 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 5:47 · BKN 108-90 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mikal Bridges technical foul
Q4 5:10 · BKN 102-90 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 5:23 · BKN 12-24 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Andre Hunter misses technical free throw
Q4 5:10 · BKN 102-90 ATL
- Technical
Dejounte Murray technical foul
Q4 4:16 · BKN 107-90 ATL
📊The numbers
| BKN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
