⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first 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, six of 21 from three
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3 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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:07 · ATL 16-11 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 3:46 · ATL 26-13 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:48 · ATL 49-46 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Glen Rice missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 2:46 · ATL 39-26 HOU
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 2:15 · ATL 41-26 HOU
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q4 3:36 · ATL 77-61 HOU
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
