⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fifteen from three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their twelve
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 2:45 · ATL 24-22 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 6:18 · ATL 41-28 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q3 10:00 · ATL 66-49 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:25 · ATL 2-8 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:24 · ATL 54-49 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
