โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ ATL better than we expected
โผ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 31
A 20-0 run from level to 20 points up in the first quarter
Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hawks
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run from level to 20 points up
Q1 2:38 ยท ATL 37-17 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 8:52 ยท ATL 65-45 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 6:22 ยท ATL 73-48 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Zaza Pachulia technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:48 ยท ATL 28-17 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keyon Dooling misses technical free throw
Q2 11:48 ยท ATL 28-17 MIL
- Technical
John Salmons technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:48 ยท ATL 48-31 MIL
๐The numbers
| ATL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |








