⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- They went cold, four of fifteen from three
- A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 22 fast break points to 44
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 4:43 · DEN 24-15 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 4:11 · DEN 69-57 ATL
- Go-ahead
Andre Miller hit a 13-foot jumper
Q4 1:17 · DEN 95-94 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Camby bad pass
Q4 2:56 · DEN 91-92 ATL
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · DEN 96-94 ATL
- Turnover
Andre Miller lost ball
Q4 0:47 · DEN 96-94 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 0:48 · DEN 24-27 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:25 · DEN 88-87 ATL
- Ties it
Salim Stoudamire hit a two point shot, Josh Smith with the assist
Q4 0:43 · DEN 96-96 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 44 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
