⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 26
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 7:01 · CHA 19-6 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q2 5:37 · CHA 46-27 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 32
Q3 0:58 · CHA 87-55 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 26
Q4 8:30 · CHA 90-64 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q2 5:58 · CHA 34-26 PHX
- Technical
Grant Hill technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:20 · CHA 39-27 PHX
📊The numbers
| CHA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
