Game ID: 22400079
Charlotte Hornets @ Atlanta Hawks
Friday, October 25, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 28 34 26 37 125CHA 16 42 27 35 120
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 10/23 · season opener
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 10/23, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 16)
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 10/23, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 16)
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 10/23, returns tonight: 20 min (153% of 13)
ATL availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 10/23, returns tonight: 23 min (120% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 10/27 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 10/27 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 10/27 after 2, 20 min since (153% of 13)
ATL availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 10/28 after 3, 23 min since (120% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 10/27 after 2, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 10/27 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 10/27 after 2, 20 min since (152% of 13)
ATL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 10/28 after 3, 15 min since (78% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 10/27 after 2, 7 min since (41% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (184% of 13)
CHA availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
CHA availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
CHA availability going into 10/26 · back-to-backOUT Simpson missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 2 since 10/23, returns tonight: 9 min (42% of 21)
OUT Gibson missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
CHA availability going into 10/30 · 3 days' restOUT Miller missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Simpson missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Salaün back 10/26 after 2, 9 min since (42% of 21)
NEW Richards 21 to 30 min over the last 3
NEW Curry 16 to 28 min over the last 3
CHA availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Miller missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Simpson missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Salaün back 10/26 after 2, 12 min since (60% of 21)
NEW Richards 21 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Curry 16 to 27 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backOUT Miller missed 4 since 10/25, returns tonight: 31 min (92% of 34)
OUT Simpson missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 5 since 10/23, returns tonight: 10 min (43% of 23)
OUT Micić missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 5 since 10/23, returns tonight: 4 min (37% of 11)
BACK Salaün back 10/26 after 2, 15 min since (71% of 21)
NEW Richards 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Curry 16 to 26 min over the last 5
10/23 vs BKN 120-116 — ATL notes
ATL won 120-116. ATL shot 49% (39 of 80) to BKN's 44%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 46 times to BKN's 25 — 33 points from the stripe to their 19. Young led with 30 (7 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 14 of 16 at the line); Okongwu added 28, Daniels 15. The hinge was Q1, 30-24: from level to 6 ahead. ATL trailed 51-55 at the half and won the second half 69-61. Young was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
10/25 vs CHA 125-120 — ATL notes
ATL won 125-120. ATL shot 48% (39 of 81) to CHA's 39%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 38 times to CHA's 31 — 33 points from the stripe to their 25. The glass went 39-53 against them. Young led with 38 (11 of 24, 5 of 14 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Hunter added 24, Daniels 18. The hinge was Q1, 28-16: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 15.
10/23 @ HOU 110-105 — CHA notes
CHA won 110-105. CHA shot 45% (38 of 85) to HOU's 37%, 15 of 39 from three. CHA turned it over 16 times to HOU's 8, and HOU turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 56-43 for them. Ball led with 34 (10 of 20, 4 of 12 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Mann added 24, Bridges 10. The hinge was Q4, 31-22: CHA came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 5. CHA trailed 49-60 at the half and won the second half 61-45.
10/25 @ ATL 120-125 — CHA notes
CHA lost 120-125. CHA took 15 more shots (96 to 81), fed by 22 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to ATL's 48%, 21 of 51 from three, and got to the line 31 times to ATL's 38. The glass went 53-39 for them. Ball led with 34 (10 of 20, 9 of 14 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Bridges added 27, Mann 17. Q2 was theirs, 42-34, the deficit cut from 12 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 91-78 against them. Bridges's -16 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ball at 29 and Mann at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Miller (4 straight), Simpson (5 straight), Smith Jr. (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 26 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-6 a night and Boston minus-2 and the turnovers, Charlotte giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 12. Call it Boston 121, Charlotte 117, Charlotte keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHACM C. Martin
GW G. Williams
JG J. Green
LB L. Ball
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diabaté
NR N. Richards
SC S. Curry
TM T. Mann
VM V. Micić
ATLCC C. Capela
DD D. Daniels
DH D. Hunter
GM G. Mathews
JJ J. Johnson
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
CHA/ATL 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
Young scores 38 points as Hawks overcome Ball's 3-point barrage, 34 points, to beat Hornets 125-120
ATLANTA -- — Trae Young scored 38 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame LaMelo Ball 's 34 points and career-best nine 3-pointers to beat the Charlotte Hornets 125-120 on Friday night.
Ball made 9 of 14 3-pointers, beating his previous career high of eight.
De'Andre Hunter added 24 points for Atlanta.
Charlotte never led but pulled even twice in the final period.
Ball scored 34 points in the Hornets' 110-105 win at Houston on Wednesday to open the regular season. He matched that total with his ninth 3-pointer with 7:31 remaining.
The Hornets were without two starters, including guard Brandon Miller . The team said Miller will be out at least a week because of a strained left glute. Center Mark Williams was held out with a strained tendon in his left foot.
Takeaways Hornets: Despite missing two starters, Charlotte showed depth with four scorers in double figures. Miles Bridges scored 27 points and Tre Mann had 17 points. Nick Richards had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Hawks: Young consistently provided baskets or big plays when the Hornets provided a challenge. With the game tied at 90, Young's 3-pointer gave the lead back to Atlanta. Following a tying 3 by Charlotte's Josh Green , Young answered with a short jumper.
Key moment Ball went to the bench with his fifth foul with 6:50 remaining and returned to the court with 3:49 remaining. Only 15 seconds later, Ball was called for an offensive foul. The sixth foul was no secret as Young immediately raised six fingers as Ball left the game for good.
Key stat After being outscored 28-16 in the first quarter, the Hornets scored 42 points in the second period and trailed only 62-58 at halftime. Ball scored 18 points in the period.
Up next The Hornets host Miami in their home opener on Saturday and the Hawks visit Oklahoma City on Sunday.