⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 35 from three
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 50
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:46 · CHA 27-25 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 10:31 · CHA 37-28 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 3:43 · CHA 88-89 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
James Borrego technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:24 · CHA 64-68 LAL
- Missed FT
Miles Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:29 · CHA 83-89 LAL
- Turnover
Devonte' Graham bad pass
Q4 1:05 · CHA 91-92 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 3:49 · CHA 17-23 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:31 · CHA 48-47 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 4:11 · CHA 64-74 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:08 · CHA 40-34 LAL
- Flagrant
Talen Horton-Tucker flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:48 · CHA 75-86 LAL
- Turnover
Andre Drummond bad pass
Q4 3:10 · CHA 83-89 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
