⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their thirteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:35 · ATL 60-61 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
John Edwards flagrant foul type 1 (Melvin Ely draws the foul)
Q2 11:45 · ATL 23-26 CHA
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · ATL 89-87 CHA
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 1:24 · ATL 90-89 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 9:40 · ATL 27-38 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 8:08 · ATL 83-84 CHA
- Winner
Primoz Brezec hit a layup, Gerald Wallace with the assist
Q4 0:14 · ATL 90-91 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brevin Knight misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · ATL 90-89 CHA
- Missed FT
Brevin Knight misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:16 · ATL 90-89 CHA
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
