โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ CHA better than we expected
โผ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to thirteen
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:33 ยท CHA 64-60 LAL
- Lead
Raymond Felton hit a 8-foot jumper
OT 4:22 ยท CHA 107-105 LAL
- Lead
Raymond Felton hit a 24-foot three jumper, Bernard Robinson with the assist
2OT 0:35 ยท CHA 120-117 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bernard Robinson bad pass
3OT 1:50 ยท CHA 126-124 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 2:34 ยท CHA 96-99 LAL
- Lead
Kwame Brown hit a layup, Kobe Bryant with the assist
OT 2:27 ยท CHA 107-109 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 25-foot three jumper
2OT 0:21 ยท CHA 120-120 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
OT 4:35 ยท CHA 105-105 LAL
- Turnover
Luke Walton lost ball
2OT 3:54 ยท CHA 115-113 LAL
- Turnover
Kwame Brown turnover
3OT 4:11 ยท CHA 120-122 LAL
๐The numbers
| CHA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 11 |










