⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 9:55 · PHI 59-70 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 1:59 · PHI 79-85 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joel Embiid misses technical free throw
Q2 4:56 · PHI 44-46 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:48 · PHI 11-18 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 3:25 · PHI 48-62 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 0:31 · PHI 50-70 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 29 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |







