⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
-9Q120-29
-2Q224-32
+1Q321-22
+6Q418-12
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their no- They went cold, no of eight from three
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12 in the third quarter
Key battles
0%Three-point accuracy41%
0Threes made7
11Offensive rebounds5
17Fast break points10
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q3 1:23 · ATL 71-83 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 7:45 · ATL 10-19 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 0 | Threes made | 7 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 15 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
