⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 40 from three
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 4:34 · SAC 29-25 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:22 · SAC 109-117 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 4:32 · SAC 53-54 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 11:14 · SAC 64-67 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 19 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
