⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
-5Q122-23
0Q229-26
+4Q326-21
+10Q430-22
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth 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 Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 28-10 off them
Key battles
27Free throws made9
28Points off turnovers10
36%Three-point accuracy21%
7Blocks3
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 10:27 · CHA 87-74 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:38 · CHA 77-74 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenny Anderson Technical Foul
Q4 9:38 · CHA 83-74 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
