⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hornets 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
- Go-ahead
Marvin Williams hit a 23-foot three jumper, Kemba Walker with the assist
Q4 2:18 · CHA 104-103 SAC
- Go-ahead
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist hit a dunk, Nicolas Batum with the assist
Q4 1:38 · CHA 106-105 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Spencer Hawes and DeMarcus Cousins
Q2 3:00 · CHA 40-48 SAC
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:24 · CHA 42-52 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 3:47 · CHA 66-80 SAC
- Lead
Arron Afflalo hit a 10-foot two point shot, DeMarcus Cousins with the assist
Q4 2:42 · CHA 101-103 SAC
- Winner
DeMarcus Cousins hit a driving layup, Ty Lawson with the assist
Q4 0:14 · CHA 106-108 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 · CHA 106-105 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:50 · CHA 106-106 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · CHA 106-109 SAC
📊The numbers
| CHA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
