⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their thirteen- A 16-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 24 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q4 7:18 · SAC 87-95 CHA
- Steal
Sergio Rodriguez stole it from Boris Diaw
Q4 2:56 · SAC 87-95 CHA
- Steal
Kevin Martin stole it from Raymond Felton
Q4 0:37 · SAC 94-100 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sergio Rodriguez bad pass
Q4 1:34 · SAC 90-97 CHA
- Missed FT
Sergio Rodriguez misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:12 · SAC 92-98 CHA
- Turnover
Jason Thompson lost ball
Q4 0:17 · SAC 96-102 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 0:14 · SAC 54-65 CHA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 24
Q3 6:26 · SAC 59-83 CHA
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from Jason Thompson
Q4 0:17 · SAC 96-102 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 2:56 · SAC 87-95 CHA
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 0:37 · SAC 94-100 CHA
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · SAC 96-102 CHA
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
