⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 24 from three
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
Q2 1:27 · ATL 46-45 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 7:41 · ATL 56-51 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
Q4 2:26 · ATL 90-84 CHA
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · ATL 92-88 CHA
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:41 · ATL 92-88 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 5:52 · ATL 35-42 CHA
- Steal
Ramon Sessions stole it from Jeff Teague
Q4 2:26 · ATL 90-84 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 4:15 · ATL 88-81 CHA
- Turnover
Bismack Biyombo offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 3:43 · ATL 88-81 CHA
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions bad pass turnover
Q4 0:05 · ATL 92-91 CHA
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
