⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️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 thirteen- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 56
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:56 · LAL 46-46 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 7:54 · LAL 69-65 CHA
- Go-ahead
Jordan Clarkson hit a 3-foot two point shot
Q4 2:21 · LAL 98-97 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 10:36 · LAL 33-43 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 3:59 · LAL 46-54 CHA
- Winner
Kemba Walker hit a 25-foot three jumper, Marco Belinelli with the assist
Q4 1:54 · LAL 98-100 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marco Belinelli misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:45 · LAL 91-89 CHA
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
