⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, eight of eighteen from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 33
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q1 0:27 · CHA 31-14 PHI
- Winner
Emeka Okafor hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:20 · CHA 81-80 PHI
- Ties it
Emeka Okafor hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:20 · CHA 80-80 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Adam Morrison traveling
Q4 3:28 · CHA 79-76 PHI
- Missed FT
Sean May misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · CHA 85-81 PHI
- Missed FT
Derek Anderson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CHA 87-83 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:24 · CHA 42-36 PHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:23 · CHA 53-49 PHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 5:31 · CHA 79-80 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Willie Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:04 · CHA 81-80 PHI
- Missed FT
Willie Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:04 · CHA 81-80 PHI
- Turnover
Andre Miller traveling
Q4 1:31 · CHA 83-80 PHI
📊The numbers
| CHA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
