⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 7:15 · ATL 46-34 DEN
- Ties it
Obinna Ekezie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:11 · ATL 96-96 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Delk missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:29 · ATL 95-94 DEN
- Turnover
Donta Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Andre Miller.
Q4 0:49 · ATL 96-96 DEN
- Turnover
Boris Diaw Bad Pass
Q4 0:00 · ATL 96-98 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 7:41 · ATL 66-59 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 10:53 · ATL 81-82 DEN
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Marcus Camby.
Q4 0:00 · ATL 96-98 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 2:30 · ATL 22-18 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller Lost Ball. Stolen by Josh Childress.
Q4 1:49 · ATL 96-96 DEN
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
