⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their eight- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 28
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
- A 15-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 30 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 6:12 · GS 23-17 CHA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 30
Q2 2:35 · GS 79-49 CHA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 44
Q4 7:40 · GS 123-79 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
DeMarcus Cousins flagrant foul type 2
Q2 6:09 · GS 52-38 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 44-point deficit to 33
Q3 3:00 · GS 105-72 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 21 | Threes made | 8 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 41 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
