⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth 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 Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of twelve from three- Lost the glass, 28 rebounds to 40
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 66
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 0:58 · ATL 65-57 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · ATL 110-104 MEM
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · ATL 110-107 MEM
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · ATL 112-109 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:44 · ATL 86-84 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley turnover
Q4 3:58 · ATL 98-94 MEM
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:35 · ATL 100-94 MEM
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:12 · ATL 106-101 MEM
📊The numbers
| ATL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
