⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 33 from three- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their six
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 2 down to 6 up
Q2 4:49 · CHA 50-44 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 1:28 · CHA 87-76 ATL
- Steal
Gordon Hayward stole it from Cam Reddish
Q4 2:31 · CHA 107-99 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Terry Rozier steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:51 · CHA 107-99 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cam Reddish bad pass
Q4 2:31 · CHA 107-99 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
