⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 24 from three- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 54
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 3:18 · CHA 77-68 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · CHA 99-92 DEN
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · CHA 99-92 DEN
- Turnover
Kemba Walker double dribble turnover
Q4 1:05 · CHA 101-96 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:37 · CHA 45-39 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:47 · CHA 87-82 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:39 · CHA 101-96 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
