⏱️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
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 21
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:40 · ATL 31-33 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 7:33 · ATL 70-63 PHX
- Winner
Jamal Crawford hit a 28-foot three jumper
Q4 0:00 · ATL 102-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 1:12 · ATL 94-94 PHX
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · ATL 97-100 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 0:03 · ATL 78-82 PHX
- Steal
Grant Hill stole it from Jamal Crawford
Q4 1:12 · ATL 94-94 PHX
- Lead
Goran Dragic hit a two point shot, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 1:08 · ATL 94-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Robin Lopez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:19 · ATL 88-93 PHX
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire traveling
Q4 1:28 · ATL 94-94 PHX
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · ATL 99-100 PHX
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
