⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
-1Q133-33
+9Q232-23
-5Q326-32
+1Q425-23
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33- Made one threes to their seven
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 28-20 off them
Key battles
1Threes made7
8Blocks2
25%Three-point accuracy41%
18Turnovers12
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
