⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 22- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38
- Made four threes to their eleven
- Lost the glass, 44 rebounds to 54
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 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:52 · CHA 33-30 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 3:40 · CHA 55-46 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 2:07 · CHA 88-75 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses technical free throw
Q1 8:25 · CHA 7-11 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:31 · CHA 7-14 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Taurean Prince technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:25 · CHA 7-11 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
