⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 26- Made ten threes to their eighteen
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 21-12 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:31 · CHA 24-18 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 5:40 · CHA 72-69 ATL
- Ties it
Brandon Miller hit a tip shot
Q4 0:42 · CHA 99-99 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vasilije Micic bad pass
Q4 0:20 · CHA 99-101 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 3:07 · CHA 45-53 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 2:01 · CHA 76-79 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 11:25 · CHA 79-87 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:15 · CHA 89-94 ATL
- Missed FT
De'Andre Hunter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:06 · CHA 97-99 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 18 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
