⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 26
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 1:29 · CHA 53-57 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:47 · CHA 72-76 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 7:16 · CHA 10-18 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 2:14 · CHA 21-29 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 8:00 · CHA 58-72 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague offensive foul (Kemba Walker draws the foul)
Q4 1:44 · CHA 89-97 ATL
- Turnover
Jeff Teague turnover
Q4 1:44 · CHA 89-97 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 29 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 15 |
