⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 42
- A 20-0 run took them from 5 down to 15 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 5 down to 15 up
Q1 9:30 · CHA 21-6 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 4:03 · CHA 59-37 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 36
Q3 5:03 · CHA 90-54 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 45-point deficit to 34
Q4 3:15 · CHA 126-92 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 14 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
