⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Rockets 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 9:21 · CHA 87-81 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · CHA 101-94 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 6:48 · CHA 38-51 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:58 · CHA 94-90 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
