⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made 26 threes to their nine- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 35
- A 15-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 41 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:26 · CHA 12-6 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q2 2:10 · CHA 75-47 SAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 41
Q3 9:16 · CHA 98-57 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 26 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
