⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the second quarter- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 52
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 6:50 · SAC 48-45 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 0:06 · SAC 59-65 CHA
Bad plays
- Goaltend
DeMarcus Cousins defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:16 · SAC 99-105 CHA
- Missed FT
Jason Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · SAC 99-107 CHA
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 2:35 · SAC 100-107 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 3:24 · SAC 25-31 CHA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q2 4:09 · SAC 50-63 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 4:16 · SAC 100-111 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
