⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 28- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 25-15 off them
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:41 · ATL 76-78 MIL
- Lead
Josh Smith hit a dunk, Tracy McGrady with the assist
Q4 1:00 · ATL 94-92 MIL
- Winner
Vladimir Radmanovic hit a 25-foot three jumper, Tracy McGrady with the assist
Q4 0:11 · ATL 97-94 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Zaza Pachulia technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 10:17 · ATL 39-53 MIL
- Technical
Jerry Stackhouse technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 0:49 · ATL 64-72 MIL
- Turnover
Josh Smith turnover
Q4 3:12 · ATL 89-88 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:39 · ATL 27-31 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 3:19 · ATL 37-48 MIL
- Ties it
Ersan Ilyasova hit a tip shot
Q4 0:33 · ATL 94-94 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaun Livingston technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 5:24 · ATL 82-81 MIL
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
