⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4 in the third quarter
A 18-0 run from level to 18 points up in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 9:37 · ATL 17-7 CHA
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run from level to 18 points up
Q2 11:38 · ATL 45-27 CHA
- Ties it
Al Horford hit a two point shot, Mike Bibby with the assist
Q4 0:54 · ATL 86-86 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4
Q3 5:52 · ATL 70-66 CHA
- Lead
Stephen Jackson hit a 21-foot two point shot, Shaun Livingston with the assist
Q4 1:04 · ATL 84-86 CHA
- Winner
Stephen Jackson hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · ATL 86-88 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaun Livingston technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 1:36 · ATL 51-33 CHA
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace step out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:30 · ATL 79-82 CHA
- Turnover
Shaun Livingston bad pass
Q4 2:20 · ATL 82-82 CHA
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
