⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third 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 Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 1:34 · ATL 64-55 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q3 10:11 · ATL 76-57 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Double Technical Foul. Marcus Camby gains possession.
Q2 0:31 · ATL 57-55 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:12 · ATL 2-9 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Mark Pope Technical Foul
Q3 7:09 · ATL 72-57 DEN
- Technical
Andre Miller Technical Foul
Q3 7:09 · ATL 73-57 DEN
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
