⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 52
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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 3:55 · ATL 42-38 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 8:55 · ATL 60-48 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 0:08 · ATL 76-68 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford bad pass
Q4 3:32 · ATL 85-79 OKC
- Turnover
Joe Johnson offensive foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
Q4 3:04 · ATL 85-81 OKC
- Turnover
Joe Johnson turnover
Q4 3:04 · ATL 85-81 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 6:24 · ATL 60-58 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q2 11:48 · ATL 23-24 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 1:44 · ATL 88-81 OKC
📊The numbers
| ATL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
