⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 30
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 33
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 29-20 off them
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 10:47 · ATL 101-88 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q4 2:56 · ATL 117-94 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q2 4:18 · ATL 52-47 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 9:17 · ATL 4-14 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Martin technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q2 5:28 · ATL 46-45 SAC
📊The numbers
| ATL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
