⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24
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 cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q3 0:51 · ATL 65-77 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenny Anderson Technical Foul
Q2 4:05 · ATL 29-35 SA
- Technical
Antoine Walker Technical Foul
Q2 2:17 · ATL 31-39 SA
- Technical
Al Harrington Technical Foul
Q4 4:20 · ATL 77-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 10:38 · ATL 37-53 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 8:14 · ATL 39-61 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 7:28 · ATL 74-93 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 7 |
