⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q1 0:00 · ATL 38-48 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:15 · ATL 68-73 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 9:38 · ATL 102-112 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:42 · ATL 0-8 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 4:55 · ATL 27-43 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q4 7:54 · ATL 107-123 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 14 | Threes made | 19 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
