⏱️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, 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:45 · ATL 72-74 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:38 · ATL 112-112 CHA
- Turnover
Kevin Huerter bad pass
Q4 4:08 · ATL 113-115 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:49 · ATL 30-34 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 4:31 · ATL 89-99 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:18 · ATL 116-122 CHA
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 17 | Threes made | 17 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
