Hornets 129-117 Hawks (15 Mar, 2018) Play-by-Play

Charlotte Hornets

30-39, 11-22 away

129

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	33	30	34	32	129
ATL	23	32	24	38	117

Atlanta Hawks

20-49, 15-22 home

117

Dennis Schroder misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
John Collins misses layup
Dennis Schroder makes driving layup
Tyler Dorsey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
Dennis Schroder misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Dennis Schroder misses 11-foot jumper
John Collins makes 22-foot three point jumper (Taurean Prince assists)
Dennis Schroder misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyler Dorsey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
Dennis Schroder misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
John Collins makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)
Dennis Schroder misses driving layup
Dennis Schroder makes driving layup (Taurean Prince assists)
John Collins misses 15-foot jumper
Taurean Prince misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Isaiah Taylor misses two point shot
Mike Muscala misses 8-foot two point shot
Andrew White III misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Tyler Dorsey misses driving layup
Tyler Cavanaugh misses two point shot
Mike Muscala misses layup
Tyler Cavanaugh makes layup (Isaiah Taylor assists)
Tyler Dorsey makes driving floating jump shot
Dennis Schroder makes driving layup
Tyler Cavanaugh misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dennis Schroder makes driving layup
Frank Kaminsky blocks Tyler Dorsey's layup
Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dewayne Dedmon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dewayne Dedmon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dennis Schroder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Taurean Prince assists)
Taurean Prince misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
John Collins makes layup (Dennis Schroder assists)
Taurean Prince makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
Damion Lee makes 27-foot three point jumper (John Collins assists)
Dennis Schroder makes layup
Dewayne Dedmon makes dunk (Taurean Prince assists)
Damion Lee makes 25-foot three point jumper (Taurean Prince assists)
Taurean Prince misses step back jumpshot
Dewayne Dedmon misses 13-foot two point shot
Mike Muscala misses tip shot
Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Isaiah Taylor misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
John Collins makes 12-foot two point shot (Tyler Dorsey assists)
Tyler Dorsey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyler Dorsey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damion Lee makes three point jumper (Tyler Dorsey assists)
Dwight Howard blocks Dennis Schroder 's 21-foot jumper
Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Dennis Schroder's driving layup
Taurean Prince makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Dewayne Dedmon assists)
Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tyler Dorsey makes 25-foot three point shot (Dennis Schroder assists)
Dewayne Dedmon makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)
John Collins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyler Dorsey assists)
John Collins misses 23-foot three point jumper
John Collins makes layup (Tyler Dorsey assists)
Damion Lee misses three point jumper
Mike Muscala misses 23-foot three point jumper
Taurean Prince misses 18-foot two point shot
Isaiah Taylor makes driving layup
Damion Lee makes driving layup
Isaiah Taylor makes two point shot
Damion Lee misses driving floating jump shot
Mike Muscala makes tip shot
Damion Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyler Dorsey misses 42-foot three point jumper
Mike Muscala makes driving layup (Taurean Prince assists)
Mike Muscala misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damion Lee makes layup (Mike Muscala assists)
Taurean Prince makes driving layup (Dennis Schroder assists)
Dennis Schroder makes driving layup
Taurean Prince makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (John Collins assists)
Taurean Prince misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Dennis Schroder misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point shot
Taurean Prince makes three point jumper (Isaiah Taylor assists)
Andrew White III misses 22-foot jumper
John Collins makes dunk (Isaiah Taylor assists)
Taurean Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Taylor assists)
Tyler Cavanaugh makes two point shot (Isaiah Taylor assists)
Taurean Prince makes 28-foot three point jumper (Damion Lee assists)
Taurean Prince makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Taylor assists)
Isaiah Taylor misses driving floating jump shot
Tyler Cavanaugh makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Taylor assists)
Isaiah Taylor misses driving layup
Isaiah Taylor makes driving layup
Isaiah Taylor makes driving layup
Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes driving layup
Dwight Howard makes 22-foot jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Nicolas Batum makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Kemba Walker assists)
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes 13-foot two point shot (Kemba Walker assists)
Nicolas Batum misses 27-foot three point jumper
Marvin Williams makes 26-foot three point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
Kemba Walker misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Dwight Howard makes layup
Dwight Howard misses layup
Marvin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes 20-foot jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes two point shot
Dwight Howard misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Dwight Howard makes driving layup
Tyler Cavanaugh blocks Kemba Walker's driving layup
Frank Kaminsky makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Nicolas Batum makes 11-foot two point shot
Marvin Williams makes driving dunk (Jeremy Lamb assists)
Jeremy Lamb makes 22-foot three point jumper (Frank Kaminsky assists)
Nicolas Batum misses 16-foot two point shot
Nicolas Batum misses 17-foot two point shot
Frank Kaminsky misses driving floating jump shot
Malik Monk makes layup (Nicolas Batum assists)
Malik Monk misses two point shot
Jeremy Lamb misses driving floating jump shot
Jeremy Lamb misses tip shot
Jeremy Lamb misses 24-foot three point jumper
Malik Monk makes pullup jump shot
Frank Kaminsky misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lamb misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Frank Kaminsky misses 25-foot three point jumper
Frank Kaminsky misses layup
Treveon Graham makes layup (Kemba Walker assists)
Kemba Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper
Kemba Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper
Treveon Graham misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses 20-foot jumper
Kemba Walker misses step back jumpshot
Kemba Walker misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Marvin Williams makes driving floating jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
Dwight Howard makes 20-foot jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Dwight Howard makes 1-foot dunk (Marvin Williams assists)
Nicolas Batum makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
Kemba Walker makes 25-foot three point shot
Dwight Howard makes 15-foot dunk (Kemba Walker assists)
Dwight Howard misses 21-foot jumper
Kemba Walker misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Marvin Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Dwight Howard makes 1-foot driving dunk
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes 12-foot two point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
Marvin Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kemba Walker assists)
Dwight Howard makes 8-foot two point shot (Marvin Williams assists)
Marvin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Treveon Graham makes 25-foot three point shot (Kemba Walker assists)
Dwight Howard makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
Marvin Williams makes dunk (Nicolas Batum assists)
Kemba Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marvin Williams makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
Malik Monk misses 26-foot three point jumper
Malik Monk misses driving layup
Jeremy Lamb misses 14-foot two point shot
Nicolas Batum misses 17-foot two point shot
Dwight Howard makes 13-foot jump bank shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
Malik Monk makes 26-foot three pointer
Malik Monk misses 22-foot jumper
Treveon Graham misses 26-foot three point jumper
Frank Kaminsky makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Jeremy Lamb makes 15-foot jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Malik Monk misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Kemba Walker misses driving layup
Mike Muscala blocks Frank Kaminsky 's 8-foot driving layup
Frank Kaminsky makes 5-foot two point shot (Kemba Walker assists)
Jeremy Lamb makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
Dwight Howard makes 1-foot two point shot (Kemba Walker assists)
Kemba Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses two point shot
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
Dwight Howard misses driving layup
Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes alley oop dunk shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
Dwight Howard misses 11-foot jump bank shot
Kemba Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Nicolas Batum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
Kemba Walker makes 25-foot three pointer
Kemba Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marvin Williams assists)
Dwayne Bacon misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Treveon Graham misses 23-foot three point jumper

HORNETS

HAWKS

TIME		CHA	ATL
12:00	Dwight Howard vs. Dewayne Dedmon (Kemba Walker gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes driving layup	2	0
11:45	Dewayne Dedmon defensive goaltending violation	2	0
11:32	Dennis Schroder misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
11:29	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	2	0
11:23	Dwight Howard makes 22-foot jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)	4	0
11:07	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist personal foul	4	0
10:55	John Collins misses layup	4	0
10:53	Hornets defensive team rebound	4	0
10:37	Nicolas Batum makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Kemba Walker assists)	6	0
10:27	Dennis Schroder makes driving layup	6	2
10:12	Taurean Prince kicked ball violation	6	2
9:57	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes 13-foot two point shot (Kemba Walker assists)	8	2
9:47	Tyler Dorsey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	8	5
9:33	Nicolas Batum misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	5
9:31	Dewayne Dedmon defensive rebound	8	5
9:22	Dennis Schroder misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	8	5
9:18	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	8	5
9:14	Marvin Williams makes 26-foot three point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)	11	5
8:51	Dennis Schroder misses 11-foot jumper	11	5
8:48	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	11	5
8:45	Kemba Walker misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	5
8:41	Dewayne Dedmon defensive rebound	11	5
8:31	John Collins makes 22-foot three point jumper (Taurean Prince assists)	11	8
8:15	Taurean Prince personal foul	11	8
8:07	Dwight Howard makes layup	13	8
8:07	Tyler Dorsey shooting foul	13	8
8:07	Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 1	14	8
7:56	Dennis Schroder misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	8
7:52	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	14	8
7:48	Nicolas Batum bad pass (John Collins steals)	14	8
7:46	John Collins out of bounds bad pass turnover	14	8
7:34	Dwight Howard misses layup	14	8
7:33	Hawks defensive team rebound	14	8
7:33	Dwight Howard loose ball foul	14	8
7:23	Tyler Dorsey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	14	11
7:06	Marvin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	11
7:04	Dewayne Dedmon defensive rebound	14	11
6:55	Dennis Schroder misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	14	11
6:54	Hawks offensive team rebound	14	11
6:54	Dwight Howard loose ball foul	14	11
6:54	Hawks Full timeout	14	11
6:46	John Collins makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	14	13
6:28	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes 20-foot jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)	16	13
6:13	Dennis Schroder misses driving layup	16	13
6:10	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist defensive rebound	16	13
6:07	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes two point shot	18	13
5:50	Dennis Schroder makes driving layup (Taurean Prince assists)	18	15
5:30	Mike Muscala enters the game for Dewayne Dedmon	18	15
5:30	Isaiah Taylor enters the game for Tyler Dorsey	18	15
5:25	Dwight Howard misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	18	15
5:22	Nicolas Batum offensive rebound	18	15
5:21	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist out of bounds lost ball turnover	18	15
5:08	John Collins misses 15-foot jumper	18	15
5:04	Kemba Walker defensive rebound	18	15
4:58	Isaiah Taylor shooting foul	18	15
4:58	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes free throw 1 of 2	19	15
4:58	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist misses free throw 2 of 2	19	15
4:55	John Collins defensive rebound	19	15
4:49	Taurean Prince misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	19	15
4:45	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	19	15
4:36	Nicolas Batum bad pass (John Collins steals)	19	15
4:33	Kemba Walker shooting foul	19	15
4:33	John Collins makes free throw 1 of 2	19	16
4:33	Tyler Cavanaugh enters the game for Mike Muscala	19	16
4:33	John Collins makes free throw 2 of 2	19	17
4:20	Dwight Howard makes driving layup	21	17
4:20	Tyler Cavanaugh blocks Kemba Walker's driving layup	21	17
4:20	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	21	17
4:14	Isaiah Taylor misses two point shot	21	17
4:10	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist defensive rebound	21	17
4:02	Tyler Cavanaugh personal blocking foul	21	17
4:02	Mike Muscala enters the game for John Collins	21	17
3:51	Mike Muscala shooting foul	21	17
3:51	Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	22	17
3:51	Jeremy Lamb enters the game for Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	22	17
3:51	Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	23	17
3:35	Taurean Prince traveling	23	17
3:35	Frank Kaminsky enters the game for Dwight Howard	23	17
3:19	Frank Kaminsky makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)	26	17
2:59	Jeremy Lamb shooting foul	26	17
2:59	Hornets Full timeout	26	17
2:59	Tyler Dorsey enters the game for Taurean Prince	26	17
2:59	Andrew White III enters the game for Dennis Schroder	26	17
2:59	Tyler Cavanaugh makes free throw 1 of 2	26	18
2:59	Tyler Cavanaugh makes free throw 2 of 2	26	19
2:46	Nicolas Batum traveling	26	19
2:46	Malik Monk enters the game for Kemba Walker	26	19
2:36	Mike Muscala misses 8-foot two point shot	26	19
2:30	Malik Monk defensive rebound	26	19
2:26	Nicolas Batum makes 11-foot two point shot	28	19
2:26	Andrew White III shooting foul	28	19
2:26	Nicolas Batum misses free throw 1 of 1	28	19
2:23	Tyler Cavanaugh defensive rebound	28	19
2:09	Andrew White III misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	28	19
2:06	Malik Monk defensive rebound	28	19
1:58	Marvin Williams makes driving dunk (Jeremy Lamb assists)	30	19
1:34	Tyler Dorsey misses driving layup	30	19
1:33	Tyler Cavanaugh offensive rebound	30	19
1:32	Tyler Cavanaugh misses two point shot	30	19
1:32	Marvin Williams defensive rebound	30	19
1:21	Jeremy Lamb makes 22-foot three point jumper (Frank Kaminsky assists)	33	19
1:06	Mike Muscala misses layup	33	19
1:04	Marvin Williams defensive rebound	33	19
47.9	Nicolas Batum misses 16-foot two point shot	33	19
44.7	Mike Muscala defensive rebound	33	19
37.0	Tyler Cavanaugh makes layup (Isaiah Taylor assists)	33	21
23.0	Nicolas Batum misses 17-foot two point shot	33	21
19.3	Tyler Dorsey defensive rebound	33	21
1.0	Tyler Dorsey makes driving floating jump shot	33	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	23

Regular Season Series

CHA wins 4-0

Hawks
91
Hornets
109

Game 1

21/10

Hawks
110
Hornets
121

Game 2

27/1

Hornets
123
Hawks
110

Game 3

1/2

Hornets
129
Hawks
117

Game 4

15/3

State Farm Arena

11:30 PM, 15 March 2018

Atlanta, GA

Attendance: 14,486

Referees:
Bill Kennedy
Bennie Adams
Jason Goldenberg

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Miami	46	36	.561	1	W2
Atlanta	36	46	.439	11	L6
Charlotte	21	61	.256	26	W1
Washington	15	67	.183	32	L6

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