⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 2:09 · LAL 29-21 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 4:30 · LAL 81-78 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 10:25 · LAL 103-89 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q3 11:29 · LAL 61-62 CHA
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 2:38 · LAL 112-108 CHA
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:38 · LAL 114-110 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Ties it
Miles Bridges hit a 25-foot running pullup jump shot, LaMelo Ball with the assist
Q4 0:23 · LAL 115-115 CHA
- Lead
LaMelo Ball hit a 12-foot driving floating jump shot
OT 4:26 · LAL 115-117 CHA
- Lead
Mason Plumlee hit a layup, Gordon Hayward with the assist
OT 3:50 · LAL 117-119 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
James Borrego technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:40 · LAL 80-78 CHA
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 1:48 · LAL 122-121 CHA
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
