⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second 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 Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 28 from three
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 5-point lead to 14
Q2 4:56 · ATL 47-33 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 8:22 · ATL 79-71 ORL
- Winner
Al Horford hit a 22-foot jumper, Jamal Crawford with the assist
Q4 0:46 · ATL 85-84 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 4:18 · ATL 81-77 ORL
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q4 2:21 · ATL 81-79 ORL
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford lost ball
Q4 1:49 · ATL 81-80 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Steal
Jameer Nelson stole it from Jamal Crawford
Q4 1:49 · ATL 81-80 ORL
- Go-ahead
Jameer Nelson hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 1:35 · ATL 81-82 ORL
- Go-ahead
Brandon Bass hit a 21-foot jumper, Hedo Turkoglu with the assist
Q4 1:00 · ATL 83-84 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · ATL 81-79 ORL
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 2:21 · ATL 81-79 ORL
📊The numbers
| ATL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
