โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ CHA better than we expected
โผ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 25
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:34 ยท CHA 26-19 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nazr Mohammed double technical foul
Q2 9:30 ยท CHA 40-26 BKN

Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q2 1:47 ยท CHA 56-45 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| CHA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |





