⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 26-12 off them- A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, four of 22
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 45
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 1 down to 10 up
Q1 4:30 · ATL 22-12 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 0:33 · ATL 67-66 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jacque Vaughn Bad Pass
Q4 3:54 · ATL 71-74 PHX
- Turnover
Jason Terry Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Marion.
Q4 3:00 · ATL 73-77 PHX
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:01 · ATL 77-84 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q3 9:56 · ATL 46-52 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donnell Harvey Offensive Foul
Q4 4:24 · ATL 69-74 PHX
- Turnover
Donnell Harvey Foul
Q4 4:24 · ATL 69-74 PHX
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:21 · ATL 81-84 PHX
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
