⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their ten- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 10
- A 14-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 31 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 1:13 · SAC 91-72 CHA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 31
Q4 10:09 · SAC 107-76 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 37
Q4 7:39 · SAC 115-78 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 11:18 · SAC 65-54 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
LaMelo Ball technical foul
Q2 0:01 · SAC 63-45 CHA
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 20 | Threes made | 10 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
