⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 24
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 6:26 · CHA 20-9 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Byron Mullens offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 2:47 · CHA 91-92 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 3:24 · CHA 89-89 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
