⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 fifteen threes to their nine- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 2
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 6:32 · CHA 46-39 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 2:25 · CHA 94-78 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q4 4:51 · CHA 117-95 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 1:41 · CHA 29-31 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
