⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of twenty from three- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:04 · CHA 61-61 SAC
- Ties it
Sean May hit a layup
Q4 0:44 · CHA 104-104 SAC
- Winner
Sean May hit a 26-foot three jumper, Raymond Felton with the assist
Q4 0:16 · CHA 109-108 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sean May bad pass
Q4 4:05 · CHA 97-98 SAC
- Missed FT
Primoz Brezec misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:01 · CHA 99-102 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Lead
Ron Artest hit a 25-foot three jumper, Mike Bibby with the assist
Q4 0:30 · CHA 104-107 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest lost ball
Q4 2:02 · CHA 100-104 SAC
- Turnover
Ron Artest offensive foul (Sean May draws the foul)
Q4 0:10 · CHA 109-108 SAC
- Turnover
Ron Artest turnover
Q4 0:10 · CHA 109-108 SAC
📊The numbers
| CHA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
