⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
-5Q122-28
-1Q226-25
+5Q326-21
-13Q418-28
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
17Fast break points8
58%Three-point accuracy33%
11Offensive rebounds6
7Threes made5
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ronald Murray bad pass
Q4 1:05 · ATL 90-98 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Michael Finley stole it from Ronald Murray
Q4 1:05 · ATL 90-98 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
