⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 9:38 · ATL 34-22 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 7:18 · ATL 34-31 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q1 11:03 · ATL 0-0 DEN
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
