⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of seventeen from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 7:35 · ATL 21-10 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 7:56 · ATL 108-94 SAC
- Steal
Mario West stole it from Beno Udrih
Q4 0:00 · ATL 123-117 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith lost ball
Q4 2:51 · ATL 112-106 SAC
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 0:38 · ATL 115-110 SAC
- Turnover
Joe Johnson backcourt
Q4 0:20 · ATL 117-110 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 2:16 · ATL 54-56 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:24 · ATL 108-104 SAC
- Steal
Brad Miller stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 0:38 · ATL 115-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia offensive foul (Mike Bibby draws the foul)
Q4 0:22 · ATL 117-110 SAC
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia turnover
Q4 0:22 · ATL 117-110 SAC
- Turnover
Beno Udrih bad pass
Q4 0:00 · ATL 123-117 SAC
📊The numbers
| ATL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
