⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth 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 Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their eleven- A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:26 · ATL 27-27 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:45 · ATL 51-55 HOU
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q4 5:46 · ATL 86-80 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Predrag Drobnjak Lost Ball. Stolen by Charlie Ward.
Q4 2:43 · ATL 79-80 HOU
- Missed FT
Royal Ivey missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · ATL 85-80 HOU
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 0:01 · ATL 88-82 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Predrag Drobnjak.
Q4 4:03 · ATL 77-80 HOU
- Turnover
Charlie Ward Lost Ball. Stolen by Royal Ivey.
Q4 2:00 · ATL 81-80 HOU
- Turnover
Charlie Ward Bad Pass. Stolen by Jon Barry.
Q4 0:11 · ATL 88-82 HOU
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
