⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 32 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:27 · CHA 9-4 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 3:34 · CHA 35-21 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q1 1:18 · CHA 46-25 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Miles Bridges flagrant foul type 1
Q3 4:43 · CHA 93-67 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 18 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
