⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- They went cold, one of eighteen from three
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q3 2:23 · OKC 61-73 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rashard Lewis Technical Foul
Q2 0:20 · OKC 35-50 ATL
- Missed FT
Richie Frahm missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 7:54 · OKC 68-81 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 8:37 · OKC 24-41 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Technical Foul
Q4 7:54 · OKC 68-81 ATL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 6% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
