⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 36 from three
- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 48
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the second quarter
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:20 · CHA 8-2 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 9:56 · CHA 48-31 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q2 0:00 · CHA 68-49 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Miller technical foul
Q3 9:27 · CHA 68-49 ATL
- Turnover
Brandon Miller out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:51 · CHA 108-102 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 9:45 · CHA 8-11 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q2 4:39 · CHA 51-47 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:56 · CHA 108-107 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Johnson technical foul
Q3 6:58 · CHA 76-60 ATL
- Turnover
Onyeka Okongwu out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:28 · CHA 108-107 ATL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 19 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
