⏱️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
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 2:31 · ATL 27-21 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 10:03 · ATL 58-46 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:54 · ATL 95-87 MIN
- Turnover
Mike Bibby bad pass
Q4 0:29 · ATL 95-87 MIN
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · ATL 98-90 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:52 · ATL 14-19 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:01 · ATL 78-76 MIN
- Steal
Corey Brewer stole it from Mike Bibby
Q4 0:29 · ATL 95-87 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Wayne Ellington flagrant foul type 1 (Jeff Teague draws the foul)
Q2 11:47 · ATL 23-21 MIN
- Turnover
Damien Wilkins turnover
Q4 3:36 · ATL 88-82 MIN
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:01 · ATL 98-92 MIN
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
