⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their eleven
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the first quarter
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 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:34 · CHA 92-93 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 9:43 · CHA 109-101 SAC
- Go-ahead
Cody Martin hit a 26-foot three jumper, Gordon Hayward with the assist
Q4 0:34 · CHA 123-121 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Miles Bridges lost ball turnover
Q4 3:09 · CHA 116-113 SAC
- Turnover
Miles Bridges lost ball turnover
Q4 1:27 · CHA 120-117 SAC
- Missed FT
Cody Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CHA 123-123 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 8:31 · CHA 15-19 SAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q1 1:20 · CHA 37-42 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 11:22 · CHA 71-83 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 2:24 · CHA 118-115 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · CHA 124-123 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · CHA 124-123 SAC
📊The numbers
| CHA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
