⏱️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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26
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 from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:18 · ATL 87-79 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:36 · ATL 92-90 OKC
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 0:42 · ATL 95-90 OKC
- Turnover
Jeff Teague turnover
Q4 0:31 · ATL 95-90 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:35 · ATL 87-81 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:03 · ATL 88-82 OKC
📊The numbers
| ATL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 11 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
