⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 27-8 off them
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 6:16 · CHA 21-9 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q2 3:43 · CHA 62-39 PHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25
Q4 5:56 · CHA 113-88 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q3 8:02 · CHA 74-58 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |








