⏱️How 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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of nineteen from three- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q3 3:36 · ATL 75-62 POR
- Steal
Joe Johnson stole it from Wesley Matthews
Q4 1:27 · ATL 84-80 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:34 · ATL 82-80 POR
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 1:30 · ATL 84-80 POR
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · ATL 90-87 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:29 · ATL 51-49 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:48 · ATL 75-75 POR
- Steal
Wesley Matthews stole it from Josh Smith
Q4 1:30 · ATL 84-80 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas offensive foul (Joe Johnson draws the foul)
Q4 4:39 · ATL 79-78 POR
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews lost ball
Q4 1:27 · ATL 84-80 POR
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace bad pass
Q4 0:06 · ATL 91-87 POR
📊The numbers
| ATL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
