⏱️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
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 21 from three
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 34
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
- Go-ahead
Josh Smith hit a driving layup
Q4 1:00 · ATL 96-95 DEN
- Ties it
Joe Johnson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Josh Smith with the assist
OT 2:11 · ATL 103-103 DEN
- Winner
Tyronn Lue hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 0:05 · ATL 108-105 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith lost ball
Q4 0:14 · ATL 96-97 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 6:52 · ATL 59-62 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 0:30 · ATL 75-81 DEN
- Lead
Andre Miller hit a 19-foot jumper
OT 4:09 · ATL 98-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 2:31 · ATL 92-93 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 0:02 · ATL 98-98 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball
OT 0:27 · ATL 105-105 DEN
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
