⏱️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
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fifteen from three- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 46
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:48 · ATL 22-16 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 6:26 · ATL 79-59 DEN
- Winner
Jason Terry made Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:34 · ATL 99-98 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
DerMarr Johnson Offensive Foul
Q4 4:43 · ATL 93-88 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:39 · ATL 79-72 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 3:28 · ATL 95-98 DEN
- Lead
George McCloud made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tim Hardaway.
Q4 2:19 · ATL 95-98 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Posey missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 3:48 · ATL 48-42 DEN
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Offensive Foul
Q4 1:45 · ATL 97-98 DEN
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
