⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 17-6 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 5:13 · ATL 54-36 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Hart.
Q4 0:37 · ATL 101-93 CHA
- Missed FT
Josh Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:32 · ATL 101-93 CHA
- Missed FT
Josh Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:32 · ATL 101-93 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 4:00 · ATL 98-88 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Hart missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:35 · ATL 101-93 CHA
- Missed FT
Jason Hart missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:35 · ATL 101-93 CHA
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
