⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the first quarter
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:33 · CHA 28-28 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 2:36 · CHA 63-52 BKN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nick Richards flagrant foul type 1
Q3 11:24 · CHA 63-55 BKN

Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |







