⏱️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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth 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 Rockets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 5:43 · ATL 23-16 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q4 6:48 · ATL 95-88 HOU
- Steal
Joe Johnson stole it from Shane Battier
Q4 0:00 · ATL 105-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford lost ball
Q4 1:34 · ATL 102-94 HOU
- Turnover
Joe Johnson traveling
Q4 0:46 · ATL 102-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · ATL 102-98 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Steal
Carl Landry stole it from Jamal Crawford
Q4 1:34 · ATL 102-94 HOU
- Ties it
Carl Landry hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · ATL 103-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luis Scola lost ball
Q4 4:45 · ATL 91-88 HOU
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks bad pass
Q4 3:00 · ATL 97-90 HOU
- Turnover
Shane Battier bad pass
Q4 0:00 · ATL 105-103 HOU
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 0 |
