⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second 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 Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 23
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:17 · ATL 94-90 HOU
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:17 · ATL 94-90 HOU
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · ATL 100-96 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rafer Alston lost ball
Q4 4:43 · ATL 88-87 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:33 · ATL 92-88 HOU
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · ATL 96-91 HOU
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
