⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 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 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 7:43 · ATL 42-37 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 4:13 · ATL 50-42 CHA
- Ties it
Louis Williams hit a 16-foot jumper
Q4 0:02 · ATL 93-93 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Louis Williams bad pass
Q4 0:39 · ATL 91-93 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 9:06 · ATL 6-13 CHA
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up
Q4 9:12 · ATL 86-91 CHA
- Lead
Al Jefferson hit a 5-foot jumper, Gary Neal with the assist
Q4 1:00 · ATL 91-93 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson traveling
Q4 4:54 · ATL 86-84 CHA
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
