⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 31
- A 20-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 24 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 24
Q2 4:18 · SAC 64-40 CHA
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 39
Q3 5:52 · SAC 93-54 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 34-point lead to 42
Q3 0:11 · SAC 103-61 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 6:16 · SAC 16-25 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
