โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ ATL better than we expected
โผ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
Made no threes to their six
Key battles
๐Good 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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 9:57 ยท ATL 75-74 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:42 ยท ATL 82-80 SA
- Turnover
Tyronn Lue bad pass
Q4 1:10 ยท ATL 84-81 SA
- Missed FT
Tyronn Lue misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 ยท ATL 86-84 SA

Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:33 ยท ATL 7-14 SA
- Steal
Tony Parker stole it from Tyronn Lue
Q4 1:10 ยท ATL 84-81 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 4:05 ยท ATL 82-80 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:13 ยท ATL 82-81 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:46 ยท ATL 86-84 SA
๐The numbers
| ATL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 0 | Threes made | 6 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |









