⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth 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 Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 7:54 · CHA 21-11 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Matt Carroll misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 1:42 · CHA 90-86 ATL
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:56 · CHA 114-111 ATL
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · CHA 125-117 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 0:35 · CHA 35-36 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · CHA 122-117 ATL
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · CHA 122-117 ATL
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · CHA 122-117 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
