⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first 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 Pelicans did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 27
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 0:50 · BKN 64-44 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q3 10:31 · BKN 75-48 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 4:12 · BKN 111-96 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 36 | Assists | 30 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
