⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Steal
Josh Childress stole it from Richard Hamilton
Q4 0:50 · ATL 95-93 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q4 4:26 · ATL 89-83 DET
- Turnover
Marvin Williams turnover
Q4 0:50 · ATL 95-93 DET
- Missed FT
Josh Childress misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · ATL 95-93 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:03 · ATL 91-85 DET
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · ATL 95-92 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton lost ball
Q4 0:50 · ATL 95-93 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
