⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 11:25 · CHA 29-28 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:47 · CHA 90-88 SAC
- Turnover
Hakim Warrick lost ball turnover
Q4 1:22 · CHA 90-90 SAC
- Goaltend
Hakim Warrick defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:19 · CHA 90-92 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:00 · CHA 1-8 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 7:46 · CHA 34-41 SAC
- Winner
Tyreke Evans hit a layup, Isaiah Thomas with the assist
Q4 1:19 · CHA 90-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · CHA 93-96 SAC
📊The numbers
| CHA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
