⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, fifteen of 51 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 24
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 10:17 · LAL 14-6 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 2:29 · LAL 25-16 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 3:13 · LAL 50-37 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Austin Reaves technical foul
Q3 3:17 · LAL 65-57 CHA
- Missed FT
Rui Hachimura misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · LAL 94-96 CHA
- Missed FT
Rui Hachimura misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · LAL 94-96 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up
Q3 3:51 · LAL 65-66 CHA
- Lead
Miles Bridges hit a 30-foot threeer
Q4 1:53 · LAL 90-93 CHA
- Winner
Nick Smith Jr. hit a 23-foot three jumper, Josh Green with the assist
Q4 0:47 · LAL 94-96 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Miles Bridges misses technical free throw
Q3 3:17 · LAL 65-58 CHA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:22 · LAL 92-93 CHA
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 15 | Threes made | 18 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
