⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 37-19 off them
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 3:46 · GS 24-16 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 0:50 · GS 32-18 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q3 7:31 · GS 73-46 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:46 · GS 9-14 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Seth Curry misses technical free throw
Q1 2:25 · GS 24-16 CHA
- Technical
Miles Bridges technical foul
Q3 5:11 · GS 77-48 CHA
📊The numbers
| GS | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 40 | Assists | 18 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 37 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |







