⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:07 · ATL 29-30 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 10:37 · ATL 69-72 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vincent Yarbrough Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Terry.
Q4 3:26 · ATL 82-77 DEN
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
