⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 31 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:50 · CHA 88-91 SAC
- Go-ahead
Gordon Hayward hit a dunk, Terry Rozier with the assist
Q4 1:33 · CHA 112-111 SAC
- Winner
Terry Rozier hit a 26-foot three jumper, Gordon Hayward with the assist
Q4 0:54 · CHA 116-113 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Miles Bridges bad pass
Q4 2:28 · CHA 110-111 SAC
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:47 · CHA 116-113 SAC
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:47 · CHA 116-113 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 11:13 · CHA 65-79 SAC
- Lead
De'Aaron Fox hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · CHA 110-111 SAC
- Ties it
Buddy Hield hit a driving layup
Q4 1:02 · CHA 113-113 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Walton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:12 · CHA 90-94 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · CHA 110-111 SAC
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes bad pass
Q4 1:36 · CHA 110-111 SAC
📊The numbers
| CHA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
