⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 58
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 stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 0:01 · CHA 75-57 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 9:33 · CHA 83-61 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 3:47 · CHA 91-76 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
