⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 28
- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 33-15 off them
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 3-point lead to 12
Q1 6:24 · CHA 22-10 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 4:41 · CHA 71-64 SAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q4 5:39 · CHA 101-82 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Francisco Garcia technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:52 · CHA 86-77 SAC
- Turnover
Rashad McCants turnover
Q4 4:41 · CHA 90-82 SAC
- Technical
Spencer Hawes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:28 · CHA 90-82 SAC
📊The numbers
| CHA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
