⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 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.

Hornets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 9:31 · CHA 19-8 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 4:25 · CHA 59-43 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 10:55 · CHA 71-51 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:43 · CHA 24-23 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Cam Spencer technical foul
Q4 10:56 · CHA 97-75 MEM
📊The numbers
| CHA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 18 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |









