⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their nine
- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 4:19 · LAC 56-36 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q3 11:31 · LAC 73-43 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
