⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 31-22 off them- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 36 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 2 down to 7 up
Q2 9:24 · CHA 53-46 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 7:09 · CHA 93-103 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sion James bad pass
Q4 0:03 · CHA 111-119 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 1:33 · CHA 63-69 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 9:12 · CHA 67-79 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 6:12 · CHA 70-87 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
