⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 21- A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q3 0:02 · PHI 66-85 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 9:11 · PHI 10-13 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25
Q3 8:07 · PHI 52-77 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
