⏱️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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen- Burned in transition, 16 fast break points to 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:56 · ATL 10-4 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 0:03 · ATL 40-23 MEM
- Ties it
Josh Smith hit a layup, Josh Childress with the assist
Q4 0:11 · ATL 105-105 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marvin Williams offensive foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)
Q4 1:42 · ATL 101-101 MEM
- Turnover
Marvin Williams turnover
Q4 1:42 · ATL 101-101 MEM
- Turnover
Josh Childress lost ball
Q4 1:05 · ATL 101-101 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Ties it
Mike Miller hit a 26-foot three jumper, Damon Stoudamire with the assist
Q4 2:28 · ATL 101-101 MEM
- Lead
Rudy Gay hit a 15-foot jumper, Damon Stoudamire with the assist
Q4 1:00 · ATL 101-103 MEM
- Lead
Damon Stoudamire hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 0:28 · ATL 103-105 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
Q4 1:46 · ATL 101-101 MEM
📊The numbers
| ATL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
