⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
+2Q128-24
+11Q233-24
0Q323-21
+10Q419-14
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their two- They went cold, two of sixteen from three
- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 35
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven
Key battles
61%Three-point accuracy13%
11Threes made2
24Assists10
2Steals7
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:06 · CHA 8-2 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray misses technical free throw
Q3 0:30 · CHA 83-65 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 2 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 10 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
