⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 28
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 6:52 · CHA 71-86 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 0:51 · CHA 28-39 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q3 9:56 · CHA 62-84 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q3 1:19 · CHA 80-106 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
