⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 30
- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 10
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 5:07 · ATL 46-37 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q4 7:37 · ATL 98-77 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 11:00 · ATL 85-75 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
