⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 9:03 · CHA 20-8 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 2:23 · CHA 39-21 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · CHA 95-88 ATL
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · CHA 96-90 ATL
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · CHA 96-90 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:30 · CHA 82-80 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · CHA 95-87 ATL
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · CHA 96-91 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
