⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 42
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 4
- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q2 6:28 · CHA 47-40 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 1:30 · CHA 59-46 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Miles Bridges technical foul
Q2 1:38 · CHA 51-44 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:59 · CHA 64-61 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
