⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 28- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 25
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 0:13 · ATL 21-18 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamal Crawford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:30 · ATL 11-16 POR
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:47 · ATL 39-44 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 6:01 · ATL 29-34 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
