⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 23-8 off them- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:17 · ATL 27-18 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 0:03 · ATL 50-39 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Horford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:20 · ATL 62-53 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 11 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
