Game ID: 22301159
Charlotte Hornets @ Atlanta Hawks
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 35 26 31 22 114CHA 30 25 22 38 115
ATL vs CHA ScoutingATL vs CHA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ATL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 19 since 2/25, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 71 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 4/01 after 6, 25 min since (74% of 34)
BACK Bufkin back 4/01 after 14, 17 min since (150% of 12)
NEW Bogdanović 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Krejčí 25 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Fernando 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Matthews 12 to 17 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 4/04 · back-to-backOUT Young missed 20 since 2/25, out tonight
OUT Windler missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 72 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 4/01 after 6, 31 min since (92% of 34)
BACK Bufkin back 4/01 after 14, 15 min since (130% of 12)
NEW Bogdanović 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Hunter 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Fernando 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Matthews 12 to 17 min over the last 3
ATL availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 21 since 2/25, out tonight
OUT Windler missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 73 since 11/01, returns tonight: 4 min (31% of 12)
OUT Forrest missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 4/01 after 6, 33 min since (97% of 34)
BACK Bufkin back 4/01 after 14, 14 min since (123% of 12)
NEW Bogdanović 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Hunter 30 to 36 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/09 · 2 days' restOUT Young missed 22 since 2/25, out tonight
OUT Windler missed 4 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 4 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 4/01 after 6, 33 min since (98% of 34)
BACK Gueye back 4/06 after 73, 4 min since (31% of 12)
BACK Bufkin back 4/01 after 14, 14 min since (122% of 12)
ATL availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Young missed 23 since 2/25, returns tonight: 21 min (57% of 36)
OUT Windler missed 5 since 4/01, returns tonight: 26 min (216% of 12)
OUT Forrest missed 5 since 4/01, returns tonight: 20 min (183% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 4/01 after 6, 31 min since (92% of 34)
BACK Gueye back 4/06 after 73, 4 min since (31% of 12)
BACK Bufkin back 4/01 after 14, 13 min since (116% of 12)
NEW Bogdanović 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Hunter 30 to 36 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restBACK Young back 4/10 after 23, 21 min since (57% of 36)
BACK Windler back 4/10 after 5, 26 min since (216% of 12)
BACK Gueye back 4/06 after 73, 10 min since (86% of 12)
BACK Forrest back 4/10 after 5, 20 min since (183% of 11)
NEW Hunter 30 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Mathews 15 to 21 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Young back 4/10 after 23, 24 min since (67% of 36)
BACK Windler back 4/10 after 5, 26 min since (216% of 12)
BACK Gueye back 4/06 after 73, 14 min since (115% of 12)
BACK Forrest back 4/10 after 5, 20 min since (183% of 11)
NEW Fernando 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Mathews 15 to 22 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Black missed 24 since 2/10, returns tonight: 15 min (139% of 11)
BACK McGowens back 3/25 after 7, 3 min since (21% of 15)
BACK Bolden back 4/01 after 13, 15 min since (115% of 13)
NEW Micić 27 to 34 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Richards missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Bolden back 4/01 after 13, 15 min since (113% of 13)
BACK Black back 4/03 after 24, 15 min since (139% of 11)
NEW Micić 27 to 35 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Richards missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 18 min (68% of 26)
BACK Bolden back 4/01 after 13, 13 min since (99% of 13)
BACK Black back 4/03 after 24, 15 min since (139% of 11)
NEW Micić 27 to 35 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT McGowens missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 15)
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 4 min (27% of 14)
OUT Black missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 11)
BACK Richards back 4/07 after 3, 18 min since (68% of 26)
BACK Bolden back 4/01 after 13, 13 min since (99% of 13)
NEW Micić 27 to 35 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backBACK Richards back 4/07 after 3, 19 min since (73% of 26)
BACK McGowens back 4/09 after 2, 4 min since (26% of 15)
BACK Smith Jr. back 4/09 after 2, 4 min since (27% of 14)
BACK Bolden back 4/01 after 13, 11 min since (82% of 13)
BACK Black back 4/03 after 24, 10 min since (88% of 11)
NEW Micić 27 to 32 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restBACK Richards back 4/07 after 3, 19 min since (72% of 26)
BACK McGowens back 4/09 after 2, 6 min since (42% of 15)
BACK Smith Jr. back 4/09 after 2, 4 min since (27% of 14)
BACK Black back 4/03 after 24, 10 min since (88% of 11)
CHA availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Richards back 4/07 after 3, 19 min since (72% of 26)
BACK McGowens back 4/09 after 2, 11 min since (72% of 15)
BACK Smith Jr. back 4/09 after 2, 16 min since (115% of 14)
BACK Black back 4/09 after 2, 10 min since (87% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Murray at 20 and Hunter at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Young (23 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bridges at 22 and Miller at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-2 a night and Charlotte minus-9 and the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 16 times a game to Charlotte's 12. Call it Atlanta 116, Charlotte 112, Charlotte keeping it close.
4/03 vs DET 121-113 — ATL notes
ATL won 121-113. ATL shot 54% (49 of 90) to DET's 46%, 13 of 38 from three, and got to the line 15 times to DET's 21. ATL turned it over 16 times to DET's 10, and DET turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 48-37 for them. Johnson led with 28 (10 of 14, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Hunter added 26, Murray 24. The hinge was Q1, 28-23: from level to 5 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Capela was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
4/04 @ DAL 95-109 — ATL notes
ATL lost 95-109. ATL shot 40% (34 of 85) to DAL's 40%, 13 of 38 from three. ATL turned it over 21 times to DAL's 14. Bogdanović led with 17 (6 of 15, 3 of 10 from three); Murray added 16, Mathews 14. Q1 was theirs, 31-25, but the other 3 periods went 84-64 against them. Capela's -25 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 @ DEN 110-142 — ATL notes
ATL lost 110-142. ATL shot 43% (37 of 87) to DEN's 60%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 29 times to DEN's 16 — 24 points from the stripe to their 13. Capela led with 19 (5 of 6, 9 of 12 at the line); Bogdanović added 18, Hunter 18. Q2 was theirs, 30-36, but the other 3 periods went 106-80 against them. Mathews's -29 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 vs MIA 111-117 — ATL notes
ATL lost 111-117 in 2 overtimes. ATL took 25 more shots (113 to 88), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MIA's 48%, 10 of 46 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MIA's 21. The glass went 59-46 for them. Murray led with 29 (12 of 31, 3 of 12 from three); Hunter added 23, Johnson 13. Q3 was theirs, 33-21, the deficit cut from 12 to 0, but the other 5 periods went 96-78 against them. Bogdanović's -22 in 45 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 vs CHA 114-115 — ATL notes
ATL lost 114-115. ATL shot 52% (43 of 82) to CHA's 51%, 18 of 40 from three, and got to the line 16 times to CHA's 22. Krejčí led with 19 (8 of 14, 3 of 8 from three); Bogdanović added 19, Capela 15. Q3 was theirs, 31-22, but the other 3 periods went 93-83 against them. They led by as many as 18. Windler's -20 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Reid at 16 a game. Without Towns (18 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Murray at 21 and Hunter at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 42 percent from three to Atlanta's 33 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 107 a night to Atlanta's 119. Call it Minnesota 119, Atlanta 109, Minnesota by 10.
4/14 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Haliburton at 19 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Murray at 18 and Hunter at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 16 times a game to Indiana's 11. Call it Indiana 122, Atlanta 115.
4/03 vs POR 86-89 — CHA notes
CHA lost 86-89. CHA shot 41% (32 of 78) to POR's 40%, 5 of 31 from three, and went to the line 22 times to POR's 12 — 17 points from the stripe to their 8. CHA turned it over 9 times to POR's 15. The glass went 36-55 against them. Miller led with 21 (9 of 20, 1 of 8 from three); Mann added 11, Pokusevski 11. Q2 was theirs, 23-15, the deficit cut from 9 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 74-63 against them. Smith Jr.'s -8 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs ORL 124-115 — CHA notes
CHA won 124-115. CHA shot 60% (43 of 72) to ORL's 45%, 15 of 30 from three. CHA turned it over 18 times to ORL's 10, and ORL turned those into 9 steals. Miller led with 32 (11 of 13, 5 of 6 from three); Bridges added 23, Williams 18. The hinge was Q1, 38-23: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Micić was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
4/07 vs OKC 118-121 — CHA notes
CHA lost 118-121. CHA shot 54% (45 of 83) to OKC's 52%, 17 of 40 from three. Williams led with 19 (7 of 10); Mann added 18, Micić 17. Q3 was theirs, 30-21, the deficit cut from 10 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 100-88 against them. Miller's -24 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 vs DAL 104-130 — CHA notes
CHA lost 104-130. CHA shot 44% (39 of 89) to DAL's 54%, 10 of 32 from three. The glass went 39-55 against them. Bridges led with 22 (8 of 15, 2 of 4 from three); Miller added 21, Bertans 13. Q3 was theirs, 36-28, the deficit cut from 22 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 102-68 against them. Micić's -26 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ ATL 115-114 — CHA notes
CHA won 115-114. CHA shot 51% (40 of 79) to ATL's 52%, 14 of 36 from three, and went to the line 22 times to ATL's 16 — 21 points from the stripe to their 10. Miller led with 27 (9 of 17, 5 of 11 from three); Bridges added 18, Mann 16. The hinge was Q4, 38-22: CHA came in trailing by 15 and left it ahead by 1. CHA trailed 55-61 at the half and won the second half 60-53.
4/12 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 13 free throws a game; Tatum at 20 and Brown at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Miller at 23 and Bridges at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Charlotte takes 20 free throws a game to Boston's 13 and the defense, Boston allowing 106 a night to Charlotte's 114. Call it Boston 116, Charlotte 107.
4/14 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 20 a game. Without Wade (18 straight), Merrill (2 straight), Morris Sr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Miller at 20 and Bridges at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-3 a night and Charlotte minus-8 and the arc, Charlotte at 41 percent from three to Cleveland's 36. Call it Cleveland 117, Charlotte 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BF B. Fernando
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DW D. Windler
GM G. Mathews
KB K. Bufkin
KR Krejci
MG M. Gueye
TF T. Forrest
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
CHAAP A. Pokusevski
BM B. McGowens
BM B. Miller
DB D. Bertans
GW G. Williams
JT J. Thor
MB M. Bolden
MB M. Bridges
MI Micic
NR N. Richards
TM T. Mann
VM V. Micić
ATL/CHA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Hornets spoil Young's return, beating Hawks 115-114 on Bridges' late layup
ATLANTA -- — Miles Bridges made a layup with 3.8 seconds left and the Charlotte Hornets beat Atlanta 115-114 on Wednesday night to spoil Hawks star Trae Young 's return from a finger injury.
After missing 23 games because of a torn ligament in his left pinkie, Young had 14 points and 11 assists in 21 minutes while making each of his five shots from the field. He didn't play in the fourth quarter.
“It feels good, my hand feels good,” Young said.
Brandon Miller led the Hornets with 27 points. Bridges had 18 as the Hornets rallied after trailing by 18 points, including a 92-77 deficit entering the final period.
Hornets coach Steve Clifford , who announced April 3 he is stepping down following the season, said his message entering the final period was “Just keep going, possession by possession. They did a good job. They kept their poise and made a bunch of plays late.”
Bogdan Bogdanovic and Vit Krejci each had 19 points for Atlanta, which suffered its fourth straight loss. Trent Forrest missed a last-second jumper as the Hawks, 10th in the Eastern Conference, missed an opportunity to move within a half-game of No. 9 Chicago in the race for a home game to open the play-in tournament.
The Hornets led 111-108 before Forrest scored the next six points for Atlanta, his only points of the game, to give the Hawks a 114-111 lead with 34 seconds remaining. Two free throws by Miller cut the lead to one point.
Young was injured on Feb. 23, had surgery on Feb. 27 and was cleared for practice Monday. Coach Quin Snyder monitored Young's minutes closely.
“He seemed comfortable to me,” Snyder said, adding Young's 21 minutes through three periods was a cap as set by the team's training staff.
Young wore a black brace on his left hand that covered the surgically repaired finger. He gave the first indication the wrap would not affect his shooting when he sank a long shot while seated on the Hawks’ bench during pregame drills.
Young's first basket, less than two minutes into the game, was a drive and left-handed layup .
“I didn't do that on purpose,” Young said. “Well, I guess I did. It was natural to me.”
Young said his goal is to work up to a normal load of minutes by the team's final regular-season game.
Bogdanovic made five 3-pointers, giving him a team-record 235 for the season. Young held the previous record with 233 3s in the 2021-22 season.
“Could you not tell I was trying to get him to pass me?” Young asked, referring to his assists.
Dylan Windler set season highs with 12 points and four 3-pointers for the Hawks.
Tre Mann scored 16 points with seven assists and a career-high seven steals for the Hornets.
Charlotte snapped a two-game losing streak.
Even with Young back in the starting lineup, the Hawks were shorthanded. Guard Dejounte Murray (right quad contusion) and forwards De’Andre Hunter (rest) and Jalen Johnson (right ankle sprain) did not play.
UP NEXT
Hornets: At at Boston on Friday night before closing their season at Cleveland on Sunday.
Hawks: At Minnesota on Friday before visiting Indiana on Sunday to close the regular season.