⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 25-9 off them
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 4:09 · SAC 81-76 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · SAC 100-105 ATL
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:42 · SAC 105-109 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:00 · SAC 18-23 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:31 · SAC 103-108 ATL
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:46 · SAC 103-108 ATL
📊The numbers
| SAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
