⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:28 · CHA 9-0 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 7:20 · CHA 51-39 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Miles Bridges technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:22 · CHA 105-100 LAL
- Missed FT
LaMelo Ball misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CHA 116-114 LAL
- Missed FT
P.J. Washington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · CHA 117-114 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 9:02 · CHA 73-61 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:42 · CHA 82-81 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:55 · CHA 108-102 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
