⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twenty- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- Ties it
Joe Smith hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:34 · OKC 80-80 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason offensive foul (Ronald Murray draws the foul)
Q4 3:34 · OKC 77-80 ATL
- Turnover
Earl Watson turnover
Q4 2:00 · OKC 83-87 ATL
- Missed FT
Joe Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · OKC 81-86 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 5:24 · OKC 77-80 ATL
- Winner
Joe Johnson hit a 6-foot running jumper
Q4 2:17 · OKC 80-82 ATL
- Steal
Marvin Williams with the steal
Q4 2:00 · OKC 83-87 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · OKC 81-86 ATL
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · OKC 83-87 ATL
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · OKC 85-89 ATL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
