⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:54 · ATL 18-16 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:12 · ATL 72-72 POR
- Lead
Joe Johnson hit a 18-foot jumper
OT 4:37 · ATL 87-85 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:07 · ATL 51-61 POR
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:55 · ATL 80-80 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 0:19 · ATL 20-32 POR
- Go-ahead
Brandon Roy hit a driving layup
Q4 0:30 · ATL 81-82 POR
- Ties it
Rudy Fernandez hit a 28-foot threeer
Q4 0:00 · ATL 85-85 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Greg Oden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · ATL 81-80 POR
- Missed FT
Greg Oden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · ATL 81-80 POR
- Turnover
Steve Blake turnover
OT 0:58 · ATL 93-89 POR
📊The numbers
| ATL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
