⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 49 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 33 in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, 27 turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 33-24 off them
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 54
A 12-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 24 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 7:05 · LAC 21-8 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 33
Q2 8:28 · LAC 60-27 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 7:52 · LAC 112-90 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 24
Q2 1:45 · LAC 71-47 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 10:13 · LAC 104-90 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kelly Oubre Jr. and Terance Mann
Q1 1:12 · LAC 33-15 CHA
📊The numbers
| LAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 23 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
