⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
-4Q118-22
-1Q221-23
+9Q328-20
+1Q428-26
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third 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 Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 21 from three- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 21-11 off them
Key battles
21Fast break points10
33%Three-point accuracy19%
21Points off turnovers11
15Turnovers22
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
