⏱️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
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first 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 Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q3 11:45 · CHA 66-55 LAL
- Steal
Mo Williams stole it from Jeremy Lin
Q4 1:39 · CHA 95-92 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · CHA 95-92 LAL
- Missed FT
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · CHA 95-92 LAL
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CHA 103-100 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:44 · CHA 2-9 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:33 · CHA 24-30 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 0:54 · CHA 104-103 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin bad pass
Q4 1:39 · CHA 95-92 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
