⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 37
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2 in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 10:52 · CHA 15-2 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 11:22 · CHA 90-62 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 34
Q4 8:03 · CHA 98-64 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2
Q1 5:09 · CHA 20-18 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 4:03 · CHA 47-39 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses technical free throw
Q3 5:00 · CHA 70-50 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
