⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 26- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 20-11 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 11:00 · CHA 12-5 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 9:26 · CHA 70-66 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh McRoberts misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · CHA 108-101 PHI
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CHA 111-105 PHI
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CHA 111-105 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:45 · CHA 26-32 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Henry Sims misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:27 · CHA 103-98 PHI
- Missed FT
Michael Carter-Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:17 · CHA 105-99 PHI
📊The numbers
| CHA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
