⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second 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 Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their thirteen
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 1:30 · CHA 63-50 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 9:32 · CHA 100-80 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 11:25 · CHA 3-15 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q4 7:16 · CHA 103-91 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
