⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 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.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
LaMelo Ball technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:10 · CHA 35-48 LAL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dennis Smith Jr. and Dennis Schroder
Q4 8:27 · CHA 88-97 LAL
- Turnover
Terry Rozier steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:11 · CHA 113-119 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:39 · CHA 5-14 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q2 11:47 · CHA 21-36 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 0:32 · CHA 45-62 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · CHA 110-116 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
