โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ CHA better than we expected
โผ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their four
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the third quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hornets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:39 ยท CHA 72-75 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
LaMelo Ball technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:15 ยท CHA 59-74 ATL
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:18 ยท CHA 77-83 ATL
- Technical
Kelly Oubre Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:15 ยท CHA 87-94 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 6:37 ยท CHA 10-24 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 3:59 ยท CHA 16-34 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 10:56 ยท CHA 94-107 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses technical free throw
Q3 1:15 ยท CHA 87-94 ATL
๐The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |







