⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:39 · LAL 46-46 CHA
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:01 · LAL 91-91 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 1:02 · LAL 88-89 CHA
- Turnover
Lamar Odom offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
OT 4:22 · LAL 91-91 CHA
- Turnover
Lamar Odom turnover
OT 4:22 · LAL 91-91 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 11:02 · LAL 2-11 CHA
- Steal
Matt Carroll stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 1:02 · LAL 88-89 CHA
- Winner
Raymond Felton hit a 15-foot jumper, Emeka Okafor with the assist
OT 4:03 · LAL 91-93 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:56 · LAL 84-84 CHA
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 3:40 · LAL 86-86 CHA
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 0:54 · LAL 88-89 CHA
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
