⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 30
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 22
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q1 4:58 · ATL 29-13 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 6:52 · ATL 65-48 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 4:39 · ATL 43-35 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
