⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse 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, 66 points inside to 46
- Made six threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, six of 28
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
Q2 11:02 · CHA 27-42 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:03 · CHA 84-86 LAL
- Steal
Josh Green stole it from Anthony Davis
Q4 0:13 · CHA 104-110 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Miles Bridges technical foul
Q3 4:28 · CHA 67-77 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:26 · CHA 0-8 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q1 6:53 · CHA 5-26 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Davis lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · CHA 104-110 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
