⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three- Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 28
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q2 9:48 · CHA 40-23 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Boris Diaw technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:00 · CHA 63-59 ATL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:41 · CHA 86-92 ATL
- Turnover
Shannon Brown bad pass
Q4 0:34 · CHA 97-100 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Steal
Josh Smith stole it from Shannon Brown
Q4 0:34 · CHA 97-100 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zaza Pachulia offensive foul (Raymond Felton draws the foul)
Q4 3:26 · CHA 88-94 ATL
- Turnover
Marvin Williams offensive foul (Raymond Felton draws the foul)
Q4 0:35 · CHA 97-100 ATL
- Turnover
Marvin Williams turnover
Q4 0:35 · CHA 97-100 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
