⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q1 8:15 · SAC 15-12 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 5:09 · SAC 81-94 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 10:34 · SAC 0-12 CHA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q2 1:43 · SAC 40-62 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
