⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
-2Q130-29
-1Q222-20
+7Q337-29
0Q434-32
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 25-11 off them
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
Key battles
35Free throws made16
11Points off turnovers25
14Fast break points6
14Turnovers21
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 0:10 · ATL 63-49 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:28 · ATL 89-85 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
