⏱️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
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Burned in transition, 14 fast break points to 26
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:00 · ATL 16-17 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:18 · ATL 41-44 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 2:11 · ATL 83-68 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q1 8:03 · ATL 5-8 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 9:21 · ATL 29-35 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:16 · ATL 72-68 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 2:31 · ATL 44-46 SAC
- Technical
Tyreke Evans technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 4:07 · ATL 68-58 SAC
📊The numbers
| ATL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
