⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third 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 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 8:48 · ATL 12-5 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 7:51 · ATL 71-80 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:30 · ATL 82-102 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q1 0:26 · ATL 30-36 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 11:46 · ATL 55-69 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Theo Maledon misses technical free throw
Q3 0:30 · ATL 82-102 CHA
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
