⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their nine
Ran them off the floor, 38 fast break points to 14
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 9:56 · GS 15-5 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q1 6:47 · GS 31-9 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 3:36 · GS 70-48 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q2 6:16 · GS 61-45 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 21
Q3 5:11 · GS 100-79 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 21 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 35 | Assists | 33 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 38 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 13 | Blocks | 3 |






