⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
+4Q121-15
-2Q225-26
+1Q324-23
+6Q431-22
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 28- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 35
Key battles
12Offensive rebounds5
7Threes made3
26Assists15
52Rebounds33
🏀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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 7:24 · CHA 14-4 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 0:06 · CHA 21-23 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
