⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 4:09 · ATL 64-63 CHA
- Lead
Joe Johnson hit a 18-foot two point shot
OT 3:29 · ATL 88-86 CHA
- Lead
Joe Johnson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Josh Smith with the assist
OT 2:05 · ATL 91-88 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 4:39 · ATL 77-78 CHA
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford offensive foul (Stephen Jackson draws the foul)
OT 1:37 · ATL 91-88 CHA
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford turnover
OT 1:37 · ATL 91-88 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 7:18 · ATL 12-18 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:36 · ATL 64-71 CHA
- Lead
Boris Diaw hit a two point shot
OT 4:35 · ATL 84-86 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · ATL 82-84 CHA
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:49 · ATL 82-84 CHA
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
