⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 37 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 54 points in the paint to 74
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 1:54 · CHA 111-96 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses technical free throw
Q1 2:24 · CHA 30-21 ATL
- Flagrant
Gordon Hayward flagrant foul type 1
Q4 4:35 · CHA 128-118 ATL
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball kicked ball turnover
Q4 1:26 · CHA 137-134 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:24 · CHA 30-21 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:19 · CHA 144-138 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 20 | Threes made | 11 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 36 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
