⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 27-13 off them
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 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:01 · BKN 47-50 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 4:53 · BKN 109-95 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 8:17 · BKN 66-69 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
