The Charlotte Hornets handily defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 97 to 87, in Game 1 of the 1998 First Round on April 23, 1998.

1997-98 Charlotte Hornets

Final

ATL

Hawks

0-1

87

CHA

Hornets

1-0

97

Team

1

29

23

2

25

31

3

15

21

4

18

22

Total

87

97

Team Stats

Player Stats

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

Hawks

Hornets

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Mookie Blaylock	46	19	6	9	4	1	8-16	3-9	0-4	4	2	-9	1	5	50.0	33.3	0.0
Steve Smith	44	35	3	2	2	0	13-22	5-8	4-6	0	6	-12	0	3	59.1	62.5	66.7
Dikembe Mutombo	42	10	15	1	0	5	4-7	0-0	2-4	3	3	-14	5	10	57.1		50.0
Alan Henderson	26	7	5	1	0	0	3-7	0-0	1-4	3	3	-3	3	2	42.9		25.0
Tyrone Corbin	20	0	2	4	3	1	0-5	0-1	0-0	1	1	-6	0	2	0.0	0.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Christian Laettner	28	10	4	1	1	0	4-12	0-2	2-3	0	4	-8	2	2	33.3	0.0	66.7
Eldridge Recasner	22	4	2	1	0	0	2-6	0-2	0-0	0	0	-5	0	2	33.3	0.0
Chucky Brown	8	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	+6	0	1	0.0
Anthony Miller	3	2	0	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	+1	0	0	100.0
Drew 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	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Glen Rice	42	34	4	1	1	0	15-19	1-1	3-6	2	3	+7	1	3	78.9	100.0	50.0
Vlade Divac	42	12	7	4	0	2	6-11	0-0	0-2	3	4	+15	0	7	54.5		0.0
Anthony Mason	42	10	7	5	0	0	4-8	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	2	5	50.0		100.0
David Wesley	35	12	2	12	0	0	4-10	2-3	2-2	3	4	+16	0	2	40.0	66.7	100.0
Bobby Phills	35	9	4	4	2	0	4-8	1-2	0-1	2	4	+4	1	3	50.0	50.0	0.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Dell Curry	22	9	1	2	0	1	3-6	2-2	1-1	0	1	+6	0	1	50.0	100.0	100.0
J.R. Reid	12	9	1	0	0	1	3-4	0-0	3-3	1	3	+5	0	1	75.0		100.0
B.J. Armstrong	10	2	1	1	1	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	-3	0	1	50.0

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More Hornets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.0

Bridges

Miles Bridges

RPG

8.0

Richards

Nick Richards

APG

3.4

Smith

Ish Smith

Team Rankings

ORTG

109.3

28th

DRTG

119.8

29th

NETRTG

-10.5

30th

3P%

35.5

21st

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Nets	32	50	.390	32.0
12	Raptors	25	57	.305	39.0
13	Hornets	21	61	.256	43.0
14	Wizards	15	67	.183	49.0
15	Pistons	14	68	.171	50.0

Last Game

CLE

48-34

110

Final

120

21-61

Sun 14 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

31.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

8.7

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.3

Harden

James Harden

4.0

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff TS% Leaders

80.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

71.7

Lowry

Kyle Lowry

71.6

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Celtics

120.1

Pacers

117.1

Thunder

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

19.1

Celtics

11.3

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

2.4

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-3

Lakers

1-3

Heat

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

44-37-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 4/26	OKC	@	NOP	106-85
Fri 4/26	BOS	@	MIA	104-84
Fri 4/26	DEN	@	LAL	108-119
Fri 4/26	CLE	@	ORL	89-112
Thu 4/25	MIN	@	PHX	126-109

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	NYK	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 4/28	LAC	@	DAL	3:30 PM
Sun 4/28	MIL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 4/28	MIN	@	PHX	9:30 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM