⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their six- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 4:22 · CHA 61-60 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 5:05 · CHA 91-78 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Raja Bell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 10:29 · CHA 0-6 LAL
- Technical
Raymond Felton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:13 · CHA 66-63 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 10:11 · CHA 30-36 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:33 · CHA 80-78 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q1 10:29 · CHA 0-6 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
