โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ CHA better than we expected
โผ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their twelve
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 27, and were outscored 25-15 off them
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
A 18-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 31 in the second quarter
Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 8:47 ยท CHA 9-18 ATL
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 31
Q2 3:49 ยท CHA 43-74 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 38
Q3 1:23 ยท CHA 62-100 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| CHA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 18 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 37 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 17 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
๐Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. DiabateF | 21 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -27 |
B. MillerF | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2-14 | 1-11 | 1-1 | -37 |
N. ReidC | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 7-16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | -28 |
D. SchroderG | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -22 |
S. JamesG | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -13 |
T. SalaunF | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -19 |
G. AllenG | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | -16 |
R. KalkbrennerC | 19 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -13 |
R. O'NealeF | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -17 |
C. AndersonG | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -6 |
H. SteinbachF | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -12 |
L. McNeeleyG | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 4-4 | -12 |
P. HallC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Team | 81 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 30-87 | 11-51 | 10-12 |
Did not playM. Ajayi (coach's decision)

Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. OkongwuF | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +27 |
J. JohnsonF | 29 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 9-16 | 0-3 | 1-1 | +26 |
C. McCollumG | 22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 3-3 | +27 |
N. Alexander-WalkerG | 27 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 2-2 | +43 |
D. DanielsG | 23 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 1-3 | +32 |
K. FlemingsG | 25 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +15 |
A. WigginsG | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 7-9 | 3-5 | 2-4 | +8 |
L. DortG | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 4-5 | +8 |
J. LandaleC | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | +12 |
C. KispertF | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | +13 |
D. Finney-SmithF | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +8 |
A. NewellF | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | +8 |
Z. EjioforF | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Team | 128 | 48 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 48-95 | 18-45 | 14-22 |





