⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first 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 Nets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 10
- A 12-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 35 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 35
Q4 8:25 · ATL 111-76 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:34 · ATL 54-38 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 5:20 · ATL 48-34 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 3 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
