⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:18 · LAC 8-2 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 1:47 · LAC 32-17 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:38 · LAC 76-79 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis double dribble
Q4 4:41 · LAC 86-90 CHA
- Turnover
Al Thornton lost ball
Q4 4:13 · LAC 86-90 CHA
- Turnover
Mike Taylor bad pass
Q4 0:42 · LAC 95-98 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Steal
Gerald Wallace stole it from Mike Taylor
Q4 0:42 · LAC 95-98 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace lost ball
Q4 4:41 · LAC 86-90 CHA
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 0:20 · LAC 95-98 CHA
📊The numbers
| LAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
