⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 38- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 24
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
Q4 5:54 · CHA 93-108 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:40 · CHA 8-13 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 4:19 · CHA 14-24 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 7:34 · CHA 54-73 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 35 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
