⏱️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
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:13 · ATL 68-68 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:48 · ATL 80-81 MIN
- Winner
Josh Smith hit a two point shot, Anthony Johnson with the assist
Q4 0:51 · ATL 97-95 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Marvin Williams double technical foul
Q3 5:26 · ATL 63-68 MIN
- Turnover
Marvin Williams traveling
Q4 1:49 · ATL 93-90 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 1:10 · ATL 22-29 MIN
- Ties it
Troy Hudson hit a 27-foot three jumper, Ricky Davis with the assist
Q4 1:31 · ATL 93-93 MIN
- Ties it
Ricky Davis hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · ATL 95-95 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis lost ball
Q4 2:11 · ATL 93-90 MIN
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
