⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 36 from three- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 10:40 · BKN 74-59 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:21 · BKN 117-109 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 4:15 · BKN 87-82 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:15 · BKN 115-107 CHI
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
