⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL 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 Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of fourteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:48 · LAL 10-3 CHA
- Ties it
Brian Cook hit a 26-foot three jumper, Sasha Vujacic with the assist
Q4 1:27 · LAL 95-95 CHA
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · LAL 98-97 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:13 · LAL 57-57 CHA
- Lead
Keith Bogans hit a layup
Q4 1:06 · LAL 95-97 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brevin Knight misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · LAL 97-97 CHA
- Missed FT
Brevin Knight misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · LAL 97-97 CHA
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
