⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 60
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q4 8:27 · ATL 93-86 SAC
- Lead
Joe Johnson hit a two point shot
Q4 0:23 · ATL 98-96 SAC
- Winner
Joe Johnson hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · ATL 99-98 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- Ties it
Carl Landry hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 0:36 · ATL 96-96 SAC
- Ties it
Tyreke Evans hit a driving layup
Q4 0:11 · ATL 98-98 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:41 · ATL 90-86 SAC
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins bad pass
Q4 0:00 · ATL 100-98 SAC
📊The numbers
| ATL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
