⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 21 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, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 40 from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 58
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:49 · ATL 76-83 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 8:43 · ATL 86-85 CHA
- Steal
John Collins stole it from P.J. Washington
Q4 2:43 · ATL 86-92 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Goodwin bad pass
Q4 1:00 · ATL 90-97 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 5:07 · ATL 6-20 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q2 2:25 · ATL 35-59 CHA
- Steal
Devonte' Graham stole it from Brandon Goodwin
Q4 1:00 · ATL 90-97 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Washington bad pass
Q4 2:43 · ATL 86-92 CHA
- Turnover
Devonte' Graham bad pass
Q4 1:03 · ATL 90-97 CHA
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · ATL 92-97 CHA
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
