⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 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
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 0:01 · CHA 62-45 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 2:35 · CHA 75-60 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Keith Bogans Double Technical Foul. Eddie House gains possession.
Q4 10:48 · CHA 75-60 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:07 · CHA 66-60 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Bibby Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 2:59 · CHA 44-41 SAC
📊The numbers
| CHA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
