⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 36 from three
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
- A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27 in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 23
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 cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 5:38 · CHA 61-75 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q4 9:09 · CHA 78-95 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
LaMelo Ball flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:38 · CHA 53-68 ATL
- Technical
LaMelo Ball technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:38 · CHA 53-68 ATL
- Flagrant
Kelly Oubre Jr. flagrant foul type 2
Q4 4:18 · CHA 84-102 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 7:50 · CHA 53-75 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27
Q3 1:29 · CHA 66-93 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Andre Hunter misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 7:38 · CHA 53-69 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 15 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
