⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
-8Q122-28
+8Q230-21
+5Q322-16
-1Q419-20
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 32- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven
Key battles
6Blocks1
19Turnovers11
58Rebounds41
15Offensive rebounds10
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
