⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of 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
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32
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 cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 6:23 · BKN 85-98 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 0:03 · BKN 21-34 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 7:53 · BKN 25-47 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
