⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to six
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q3 10:14 · CHA 68-54 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh McRoberts technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:31 · CHA 68-59 BKN
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:17 · CHA 93-87 BKN
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions lost ball turnover
Q4 0:26 · CHA 93-89 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Steal
Shaun Livingston stole it from Ramon Sessions
Q4 0:26 · CHA 93-89 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:21 · CHA 93-91 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaun Livingston technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:00 · CHA 70-62 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
