⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 9 points behind 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 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
Made thirteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 30 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 11:39 · CHA 60-54 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q4 9:48 · CHA 95-86 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nicolas Batum flagrant foul type 1
Q1 10:53 · CHA 0-2 ATL
- Flagrant
Marvin Williams flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:12 · CHA 65-63 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kent Bazemore misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q1 10:53 · CHA 0-2 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
