⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
+5Q125-20
-1Q224-24
+4Q326-21
+4Q426-22
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 28-15 off them- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 49
Key battles
6Offensive rebounds16
50%Three-point accuracy25%
6Threes made2
28Points off turnovers15
🏀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 4-point lead to 13
Q3 6:09 · CHA 69-56 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Lorenzen Wright technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:08 · CHA 47-44 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
