⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the second 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 took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q2 6:20 · CHA 50-39 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 5:03 · CHA 100-85 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:40 · CHA 87-83 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 1:06 · CHA 27-28 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:08 · CHA 55-53 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeAndre Jordan offensive foul
Q4 4:34 · CHA 87-84 LAC
- Turnover
DeAndre Jordan turnover
Q4 4:34 · CHA 87-84 LAC
- Missed FT
Lou Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · CHA 90-84 LAC
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 9 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 16 | Blocks | 22 |
