⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 8- Lost the glass, 19 rebounds to 34
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:00 · ATL 16-6 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 11:32 · ATL 42-25 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyronn Lue misses technical free throw
Q2 7:07 · ATL 47-31 DEN
- Turnover
Anthony Johnson discontinue dribble
Q4 1:27 · ATL 101-93 DEN
- Turnover
Joe Johnson turnover
Q4 0:40 · ATL 101-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.R. Smith bad pass
Q4 1:27 · ATL 101-93 DEN
- Turnover
Allen Iverson turnover
Q4 0:38 · ATL 101-93 DEN
- Technical
Allen Iverson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:38 · ATL 101-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 75 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 33 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
