⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Jordan Farmar stole it from Raymond Felton
Q4 0:07 · LAL 97-94 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:09 · LAL 92-86 CHA
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar bad pass
Q4 2:44 · LAL 93-89 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from Jordan Farmar
Q4 2:44 · LAL 93-89 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nazr Mohammed misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:55 · LAL 93-90 CHA
- Turnover
Raymond Felton lost ball
Q4 0:07 · LAL 97-94 CHA
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
