⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 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
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth 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 Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 28
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 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 took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:29 · ATL 11-2 CHI
- Steal
Marvin Williams stole it from Ben Gordon
Q4 0:50 · ATL 103-98 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Childress misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · ATL 95-94 CHI
- Missed FT
Josh Childress misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · ATL 95-94 CHI
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · ATL 103-101 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q1 1:54 · ATL 31-24 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q3 3:18 · ATL 79-69 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni bad pass
Q4 4:37 · ATL 92-89 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
Q4 0:50 · ATL 103-98 CHI
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
