⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 1:07 · LAL 34-25 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q4 11:48 · LAL 90-84 CHA
- Lead
Metta World Peace hit a 16-foot two point shot, Kobe Bryant with the assist
Q4 2:26 · LAL 97-95 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Morris turnover
Q4 4:13 · LAL 95-91 CHA
- Goaltend
Dwight Howard defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:47 · LAL 101-99 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 10:10 · LAL 57-73 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
