⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the first 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 4:15 · CHA 28-18 SAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q1 1:05 · CHA 42-24 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 8:27 · CHA 91-79 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 8:11 · CHA 44-35 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:12 · CHA 91-83 SAC
📊The numbers
| CHA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
