⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 21-11 off them
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 6 down to 2 up
Q2 4:24 · ATL 42-40 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jacque Vaughn Lost Ball. Stolen by Bobby Jackson.
Q4 4:03 · ATL 85-86 SAC
- Turnover
Jacque Vaughn Bad Pass. Stolen by Chris Webber.
Q4 3:38 · ATL 86-88 SAC
- Missed FT
Nazr Mohammed missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · ATL 88-92 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:24 · ATL 12-16 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
