⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their seventeen- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 19
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 8:03 · SAC 24-10 CHA
- Steal
De'Aaron Fox stole it from Terry Rozier
Q4 1:11 · SAC 123-115 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · SAC 123-118 CHA
- Missed FT
Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:44 · SAC 123-118 CHA
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · SAC 125-124 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Ties it
Malik Monk hit a driving layup
Q4 0:01 · SAC 126-126 CHA
- Winner
Malik Monk hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:01 · SAC 126-127 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Malik Monk technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:22 · SAC 61-60 CHA
- Turnover
Terry Rozier bad pass
Q4 1:11 · SAC 123-115 CHA
- Flagrant
LaMelo Ball flagrant foul type 1
Q4 1:09 · SAC 123-115 CHA
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 30 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
