The Charlotte Hornets handily defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 97 to 87, in Game 1 of the 1998 First Round on April 23, 1998.
Final
Hawks
Hornets
FG Made - Attempted
35-77
40-68
Field Goal %
45.5
58.8
3PT Made - Attempted
8-22
6-8
3PT %
36.4
75.0
FT Made - Attempted
9-21
11-17
Free Throw %
42.9
64.7
Rebounds
38
27
Offensive Rebounds
11
4
Defensive Rebounds
27
23
Assists
19
29
Steals
11
4
Blocks
7
4
Turnovers
12
16
Personal Fouls
22
21
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Blaylock | 46 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 53.5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -9 |
S. Smith | 44 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13-22 | 59.1 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 71.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -12 |
D. Mutombo | 42 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | -14 | |
A. Henderson | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 40.0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | |
T. Corbin | 20 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Laettner | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 37.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -8 |
E. Recasner | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -5 | |
C. Brown | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +6 | ||
A. Miller | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | ||
D. Barry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rice | 42 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-19 | 78.9 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 78.6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +7 |
V. Divac | 42 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 50.5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | +15 | |
A. Mason | 42 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
D. Wesley | 35 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 55.1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +16 |
B. Phills | 35 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 53.3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Curry | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 69.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +6 |
J.R. Reid | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 84.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +5 | |
B.J. Armstrong | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
108.8
26th
DRTG
115.5
22nd
NETRTG
-6.7
26th
3P%
34.6
21st
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