⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 25 from three- Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 48
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 22-14 off them
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 6:09 · CHA 16-12 BKN
- Winner
Tyrus Thomas hit a 14-foot jumper, Boris Diaw with the assist
OT 3:47 · CHA 81-79 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CHA 79-77 BKN
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CHA 79-77 BKN
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 0:09 · CHA 79-77 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q4 10:15 · CHA 64-60 BKN
- Ties it
Travis Outlaw hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CHA 79-79 BKN
- Steal
Travis Outlaw stole it from Boris Diaw
Q4 0:09 · CHA 79-77 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brook Lopez offensive foul (Boris Diaw draws the foul)
OT 3:34 · CHA 81-79 BKN
- Turnover
Brook Lopez turnover
OT 3:34 · CHA 81-79 BKN
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:57 · CHA 81-80 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
