⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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
- Ties it
Paul Millsap hit a layup, Jeff Teague with the assist
Q4 0:44 · ATL 96-96 CHA
- Ties it
Pero Antic hit a 25-foot three running jumper, Kyle Korver with the assist
Q4 0:03 · ATL 101-101 CHA
- Go-ahead
Mike Scott hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jeff Teague with the assist
OT 3:41 · ATL 104-103 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Millsap bad pass
Q4 2:46 · ATL 89-92 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 7:24 · ATL 35-45 CHA
- Lead
Kemba Walker hit a 21-foot jumper, Josh McRoberts with the assist
Q4 0:56 · ATL 94-96 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
OT 1:43 · ATL 118-116 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:29 · ATL 89-92 CHA
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · ATL 96-99 CHA
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:34 · ATL 104-106 CHA
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
