⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven- A 15-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 2 in the third quarter
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 2
Q3 11:04 · CHA 75-77 LAL
- Ties it
Marco Belinelli hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kemba Walker with the assist
Q4 2:21 · CHA 113-113 LAL
- Winner
Nicolas Batum hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 0:13 · CHA 115-113 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q1 0:00 · CHA 35-53 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 3:53 · CHA 88-94 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 9:00 · CHA 103-108 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle turnover
Q4 3:21 · CHA 108-111 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 12 |
