⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of seventeen from three- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 33
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their nine
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:48 · ATL 8-0 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 8:25 · ATL 44-27 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 9:52 · ATL 70-46 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shelden Williams offensive foul (Othella Harrington draws the foul)
Q4 4:45 · ATL 91-88 CHA
- Turnover
Shelden Williams turnover
Q4 4:45 · ATL 91-88 CHA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:31 · ATL 97-90 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:55 · ATL 86-81 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Othella Harrington 3 second
Q4 4:33 · ATL 91-88 CHA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:44 · ATL 91-88 CHA
- Turnover
Othella Harrington lost ball
Q4 2:58 · ATL 93-88 CHA
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
