⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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 7 down to 1 up
Q4 10:37 · ATL 70-69 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:37 · ATL 23-29 BKN
- Technical
Tracy McGrady technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 8:37 · ATL 23-30 BKN
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · ATL 89-84 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 8:29 · ATL 8-13 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 10:25 · ATL 23-31 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 3:00 · ATL 62-69 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:30 · ATL 29-33 BKN
📊The numbers
| ATL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
