⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up in the first quarter- They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 32 from three
A 13-0 run dragged them back level 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up
Q1 6:32 · CHA 27-12 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 9:12 · CHA 72-61 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:40 · CHA 32-32 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 11:11 · CHA 100-86 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dragan Bender out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:11 · CHA 115-113 PHX
📊The numbers
| CHA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 5 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 18 | Blocks | 25 |
