⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 9- A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20
Q4 10:30 · LAC 111-91 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q4 4:54 · LAC 126-100 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:42 · LAC 35-32 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
