⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 38- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 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.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:34 · LAL 20-23 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 9:23 · LAL 32-44 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 8:06 · LAL 57-77 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
