⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their twenty
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 8:29 · CHA 20-4 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 1:25 · CHA 59-42 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 4:00 · CHA 97-85 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nicolas Batum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:31 · CHA 62-46 BKN
- Technical
Marvin Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:51 · CHA 66-50 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:57 · CHA 73-65 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Harris offensive foul
Q4 4:44 · CHA 88-81 BKN
- Turnover
Joe Harris turnover
Q4 4:44 · CHA 88-81 BKN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 3:39 · CHA 91-83 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
