⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:00 · CHA 44-39 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 10:12 · CHA 73-60 ATL
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up
Q4 3:50 · CHA 121-110 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:56 · CHA 79-74 ATL
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 4:12 · CHA 104-103 ATL
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 3:32 · CHA 106-107 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:05 · CHA 79-78 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 0:16 · CHA 90-95 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dewayne Dedmon bad pass
Q4 4:18 · CHA 104-103 ATL
- Turnover
Taurean Prince offensive foul
Q4 3:23 · CHA 106-107 ATL
- Turnover
Kent Bazemore out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:15 · CHA 116-110 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 8 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Steals | 20 |
| 25 | Blocks | 26 |
