⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 24-10 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 6:33 · ATL 37-33 CHA
- Winner
Marvin Williams hit a 24-foot three jumper, Maurice Evans with the assist
Q4 2:12 · ATL 83-81 CHA
- Steal
Joe Johnson stole it from D.J. Augustin
Q4 0:27 · ATL 85-81 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Maurice Evans offensive foul (Raymond Felton draws the foul)
Q4 3:31 · ATL 80-79 CHA
- Turnover
Maurice Evans turnover
Q4 3:31 · ATL 80-79 CHA
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball
Q4 2:49 · ATL 80-79 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 7:45 · ATL 6-16 CHA
- Steal
Jared Dudley stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 2:49 · ATL 80-79 CHA
- Go-ahead
Raymond Felton hit a 19-foot jumper, D.J. Augustin with the assist
Q4 2:33 · ATL 80-81 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin bad pass
Q4 0:27 · ATL 85-81 CHA
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
