⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 5:01 · ATL 27-20 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q2 11:12 · ATL 50-29 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q4 7:41 · ATL 98-67 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Millsap technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:47 · ATL 56-38 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 9:57 · ATL 10-10 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
