⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 10
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q3 6:09 · LAL 83-88 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:21 · LAL 111-114 CHA
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a two point shot, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 0:42 · LAL 130-130 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Austin Reaves out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:32 · LAL 130-130 CHA
- Goaltend
LeBron James defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:06 · LAL 130-132 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 11:42 · LAL 31-36 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 11:36 · LAL 67-77 CHA
- Lead
Gordon Hayward hit a layup
Q4 0:06 · LAL 130-132 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
P.J. Washington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:17 · LAL 126-130 CHA
- Turnover
P.J. Washington turnover
Q4 1:08 · LAL 126-130 CHA
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball bad pass
Q4 0:35 · LAL 130-130 CHA
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 19 | Threes made | 16 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
