⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 30 from three
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 60
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Giddey technical foul
Q2 4:36 · CHI 30-44 BKN
- Missed FT
Josh Giddey misses technical free throw
Q3 6:34 · CHI 57-73 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 2:46 · CHI 20-26 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 11:49 · CHI 24-37 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 11:23 · CHI 77-91 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Ziaire Williams technical foul
Q4 5:29 · CHI 89-106 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHI | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 19 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 30 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
