⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeJuan Blair offensive foul (Mike Bibby draws the foul)
Q4 4:05 · SA 91-84 ATL
- Turnover
DeJuan Blair turnover
Q4 4:05 · SA 91-84 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 11:27 · SA 26-29 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford lost ball
Q4 3:17 · SA 94-86 ATL
📊The numbers
| SA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
