⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 8:41 · CHA 83-65 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
