⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 44 from three
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 23-8 off them
- Lost the glass, 46 rebounds to 56
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 74
A 19-0 run took them from 2 down to 17 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 2 down to 17 up
Q1 6:56 · SAC 31-14 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:55 · SAC 93-94 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 1:47 · SAC 113-114 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 3:15 · SAC 118-117 CHA
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
OT 0:01 · SAC 124-124 CHA
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins offensive foul (Frank Kaminsky III draws the foul)
2OT 3:30 · SAC 126-124 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 4:54 · SAC 99-107 CHA
- Go-ahead
Troy Daniels hit a three jumper, Frank Kaminsky III with the assist
OT 2:53 · SAC 118-120 CHA
- Winner
Troy Daniels hit a 27-foot three jumper, Jeremy Lin with the assist
2OT 0:09 · SAC 128-129 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:07 · SAC 113-114 CHA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 0:01 · SAC 124-124 CHA
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
2OT 3:10 · SAC 126-124 CHA
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 20 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 36 | Assists | 27 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
