⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 42- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:19 · SAC 9-2 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 5:44 · SAC 55-50 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 4:43 · SAC 84-83 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Huerter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:44 · SAC 107-109 CHA
- Missed FT
Kevin Huerter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:44 · SAC 107-109 CHA
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · SAC 117-122 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:01 · SAC 18-20 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 1:15 · SAC 63-72 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 11:41 · SAC 92-99 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward offensive foul
Q4 1:31 · SAC 114-118 CHA
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward turnover
Q4 1:31 · SAC 114-118 CHA
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward bad pass
Q4 0:41 · SAC 116-122 CHA
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
