⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 6
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 9:15 · ATL 36-33 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 4:05 · ATL 48-39 HOU
- Winner
Mike Bibby hit a 28-foot three jumper, Joe Johnson with the assist
Q4 0:01 · ATL 103-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 1:08 · ATL 100-98 HOU
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball
Q4 0:56 · ATL 100-98 HOU
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball
Q4 0:38 · ATL 100-100 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Steal
Von Wafer stole it from Josh Smith
Q4 1:08 · ATL 100-98 HOU
- Ties it
Von Wafer hit a layup, Rafer Alston with the assist
Q4 0:52 · ATL 100-100 HOU
- Steal
Rafer Alston stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 0:38 · ATL 100-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming lost ball
Q4 3:35 · ATL 98-96 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming traveling
Q4 1:54 · ATL 100-96 HOU
- Turnover
Von Wafer turnover
Q4 1:08 · ATL 100-98 HOU
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
