⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 5- A 13-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 31 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:45 · CHA 12-0 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 6:24 · CHA 30-14 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 31
Q2 9:57 · CHA 58-27 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 22
Q4 3:46 · CHA 119-97 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q2 9:07 · CHA 48-27 PHX
📊The numbers
| CHA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Blocks | 14 |
