⏱️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 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, 8 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 24 threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, 24 of 49 from 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:26 · CHA 8-0 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 10:27 · CHA 52-35 ATL
- Steal
Brandon Miller stole it from Onyeka Okongwu
Q4 1:56 · CHA 124-121 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kon Knueppel bad pass turnover
Q4 4:04 · CHA 119-116 ATL
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:35 · CHA 122-116 ATL
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball back court turnover
Q4 2:49 · CHA 122-118 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 6:28 · CHA 24-17 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 1:05 · CHA 79-69 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Kennard misses technical free throw
Q2 10:15 · CHA 46-35 ATL
- Turnover
Jalen Johnson bad pass turnover
Q4 4:02 · CHA 119-116 ATL
- Turnover
Onyeka Okongwu lost ball turnover
Q4 1:56 · CHA 124-121 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 24 | Threes made | 11 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 39 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
