⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their nine
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:22 · CHA 9-2 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 9:02 · CHA 39-32 LAC
- Lead
Gerald Henderson hit a dunk
Q4 0:22 · CHA 91-89 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · CHA 88-87 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:39 · CHA 40-40 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 10:41 · CHA 53-58 LAC
- Ties it
Jamal Crawford hit a 18-foot jumper, Jared Dudley with the assist
Q4 1:05 · CHA 89-89 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:38 · CHA 86-84 LAC
- Turnover
J.J. Redick bad pass
Q4 2:02 · CHA 88-87 LAC
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
