⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
+2Q131-29
-3Q227-27
-6Q324-27
-7Q424-29
▼ HOU 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 Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32
Key battles
13Points off turnovers21
7Offensive rebounds11
4Blocks2
10Threes made7
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:31 · ATL 98-105 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 8:36 · ATL 88-101 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:06 · ATL 98-105 HOU
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
