⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 25-9 off them- Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 54
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 cut a 35-point deficit to 26
Q4 2:36 · CHA 88-114 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Bismack Biyombo and DeMarcus Cousins
Q2 9:26 · CHA 25-38 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:41 · CHA 4-14 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 7:50 · CHA 52-75 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 31
Q4 11:33 · CHA 67-98 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 78 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 38 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
