⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 25-15 off them- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 4
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 5-point lead to 14
Q1 4:30 · CHA 32-18 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brevin Knight lost ball
Q4 3:33 · CHA 96-89 LAL
- Turnover
Brevin Knight lost ball
Q4 3:14 · CHA 96-91 LAL
- Turnover
Brevin Knight bad pass
Q4 0:52 · CHA 106-98 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Devean George stole it from Brevin Knight
Q4 0:52 · CHA 106-98 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Walton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:59 · CHA 102-96 LAL
- Turnover
Smush Parker offensive foul (Melvin Ely draws the foul)
Q4 1:29 · CHA 104-98 LAL
- Turnover
Smush Parker turnover
Q4 1:29 · CHA 104-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
