⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 35 from three- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 26
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their thirteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 7:39 · CHA 14-8 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 11:25 · CHA 32-27 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 8:47 · CHA 99-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · CHA 108-103 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:12 · CHA 104-98 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 12 |
