⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their fourteen- Went cold from three, seven of 29
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
- Ties it
Kemba Walker hit a 26-foot three jumper, Nicolas Batum with the assist
Q4 2:09 · CHA 84-84 ATL
- Ties it
Marvin Williams hit a 26-foot three jumper, Al Jefferson with the assist
Q4 0:52 · CHA 89-89 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:18 · CHA 11-13 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:43 · CHA 14-21 ATL
- Winner
Paul Millsap hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jeff Teague with the assist
Q4 0:40 · CHA 89-92 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Korver bad pass
Q4 0:08 · CHA 92-94 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 13 | Blocks | 6 |
