⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of 21 from three- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 5:20 · PHX 31-17 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Ronnie Price technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:02 · PHX 77-75 ATL
- Turnover
Jared Dudley bad pass
Q4 2:40 · PHX 89-95 ATL
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:29 · PHX 91-98 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q4 8:15 · PHX 81-88 ATL
- Steal
Josh Smith stole it from Jared Dudley
Q4 2:40 · PHX 89-95 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · PHX 95-99 ATL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
