⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33- Went cold from three, three of twenty
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 0:46 · ATL 74-68 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford offensive foul (Raja Bell draws the foul)
Q4 2:13 · ATL 80-73 CHA
- Turnover
Al Horford turnover
Q4 2:13 · ATL 80-73 CHA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:04 · ATL 80-75 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:18 · ATL 49-58 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Adam Morrison technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 2:41 · ATL 59-65 CHA
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
