⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+14Q136-21
+6Q230-23
-7Q321-30
+1Q418-16
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 45- A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26 in the second quarter
Key battles
2Steals6
29Assists15
22Fast break points14
19Offensive rebounds12
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q2 9:12 · SA 52-26 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
