⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of fifteen from three- A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q1 1:07 · ATL 35-14 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Willis.
Q4 2:49 · ATL 75-71 SA
- Turnover
Jason Terry Offensive Foul
Q4 1:19 · ATL 78-73 SA
- Turnover
Jason Terry Foul
Q4 1:19 · ATL 78-73 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Terry.
Q4 1:38 · ATL 78-73 SA
- Missed FT
Devin Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · ATL 82-76 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Bad Pass. Stolen by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Q4 0:03 · ATL 84-77 SA
📊The numbers
| ATL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
