⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX 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 Suns did not.
From the game
Made four threes to their eleven
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 10:56 · ATL 40-31 PHX
- Steal
Josh Smith stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 0:46 · ATL 99-93 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson offensive foul (Raja Bell draws the foul)
Q4 4:20 · ATL 90-87 PHX
- Missed FT
Acie Law IV misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 · ATL 99-93 PHX
- Missed FT
Acie Law IV misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:56 · ATL 99-93 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:48 · ATL 60-59 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
Q4 3:16 · ATL 94-89 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
Q4 0:46 · ATL 99-93 PHX
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 79 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
