⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:39 · HOU 44-54 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q2 3:34 · HOU 44-58 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 4:22 · HOU 84-99 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:22 · HOU 84-92 ATL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
