⏱️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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 52
- Went cold from three, eight of 34
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 19-9 off them
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:29 · CHA 8-2 LAL
- Steal
Ish Smith stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:14 · CHA 116-122 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Austin Reaves bad pass
Q4 3:37 · CHA 105-113 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · CHA 116-122 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 36 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 78 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
