⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three- A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 11 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 9:18 · SAC 9-6 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 11
Q4 8:53 · SAC 75-86 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up
Q1 7:01 · SAC 11-26 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 11:25 · SAC 62-86 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
