⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 30
Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 6:00 · ATL 83-82 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Onyeka Okongwu and Moussa Diabate
Q2 1:55 · ATL 58-57 CHA
- Turnover
Jalen Johnson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:11 · ATL 119-124 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 8:14 · ATL 73-80 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 1:52 · ATL 90-98 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 6:31 · ATL 110-115 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Grant Williams technical foul
Q4 8:03 · ATL 104-105 CHA
- Turnover
Kon Knueppel bad pass turnover
Q4 4:33 · ATL 110-115 CHA
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:32 · ATL 117-120 CHA
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 18 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 30 | Assists | 31 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |








