⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 20
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:22 · CHA 14-6 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 6:05 · CHA 95-89 ATL
- Steal
Nicolas Batum stole it from Dennis Schroder
Q4 1:44 · CHA 95-91 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses technical free throw
Q3 6:33 · CHA 57-63 ATL
- Turnover
Marvin Williams Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 3:00 · CHA 92-89 ATL
- Missed FT
Cody Zeller misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:38 · CHA 100-96 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 10:26 · CHA 52-61 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 2:24 · CHA 75-82 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kent Bazemore bad pass
Q4 4:20 · CHA 88-89 ATL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:12 · CHA 92-89 ATL
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder lost ball turnover
Q4 1:44 · CHA 95-91 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
