⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their fourteen- They shot well above their usual, nine of twenty 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:21 · ATL 20-17 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:41 · ATL 49-46 BKN
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 2:56 · ATL 94-90 BKN
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:40 · ATL 95-92 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Steal
Deron Williams stole it from Josh Smith
Q4 2:56 · ATL 94-90 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
