⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 25 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made 25 threes to their sixteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 14
- A 17-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 23 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 8:38 · CHI 45-36 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 27
Q4 5:27 · CHI 94-121 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 5:49 · CHI 47-49 CHA
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 23
Q3 6:55 · CHI 65-88 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 38
Q4 9:09 · CHI 81-119 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 25 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 31 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
