⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 10 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
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second 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 Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Steal
Nicolas Batum stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 2:08 · CHA 100-92 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:56 · CHA 96-92 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:31 · CHA 27-26 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball turnover
Q4 2:08 · CHA 100-92 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
