⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of twenty from three
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 25
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 2:34 · CHA 40-25 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 2:30 · CHA 103-96 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:33 · CHA 96-88 GS
- Steal
Monta Ellis stole it from Boris Diaw
Q4 2:30 · CHA 103-96 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |









