⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
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
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their twelve
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 9:42 · CHA 9-9 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:46 · CHA 29-24 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 1:52 · CHA 52-44 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:52 · CHA 29-26 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:41 · CHA 0-9 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 10:53 · CHA 52-53 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Bibby technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:52 · CHA 56-57 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
