⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:33 · CHA 70-70 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cody Zeller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:06 · CHA 99-93 UTAH
- Turnover
Marco Belinelli bad pass
Q4 0:43 · CHA 104-96 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 9:15 · CHA 9-11 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 6:16 · CHA 14-24 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 1:36 · CHA 51-61 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney Hood misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:33 · CHA 91-87 UTAH
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward lost ball turnover
Q4 4:03 · CHA 93-88 UTAH
- Missed FT
Rodney Hood misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:11 · CHA 101-94 UTAH
📊The numbers
| CHA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
