⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, 33 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 46
A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10 in the third 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 took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 3:10 · CHA 32-21 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses technical free throw
Q3 6:39 · CHA 75-55 SAC
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson turnover
Q4 3:44 · CHA 94-93 SAC
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · CHA 105-103 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10
Q3 3:49 · CHA 82-72 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:47 · CHA 91-90 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jon Brockman turnover
Q4 3:41 · CHA 94-93 SAC
- Turnover
Donte Greene lost ball
Q4 3:04 · CHA 96-93 SAC
- Turnover
Jon Brockman offensive goaltending
Q4 1:47 · CHA 100-98 SAC
📊The numbers
| CHA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
