⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 25-6 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 36 fast break points to 9
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 27 from three
- Lost the glass, 47 rebounds to 62
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 5:35 · ATL 26-10 DET
- Go-ahead
Louis Williams hit a 23-foot three jumper, Josh Smith with the assist
OT 2:55 · ATL 104-103 DET
- Winner
Jeff Teague hit a 25-foot three jumper
2OT 2:46 · ATL 113-112 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · ATL 101-101 DET
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:35 · ATL 101-103 DET
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
2OT 2:19 · ATL 115-112 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 6:35 · ATL 94-84 DET
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up
Q4 3:21 · ATL 100-101 DET
- Go-ahead
Austin Daye hit a 24-foot three jumper, Will Bynum with the assist
Q4 0:04 · ATL 100-101 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Bynum out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 4:05 · ATL 101-103 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:08 · ATL 106-108 DET
- Turnover
Will Bynum lost ball turnover
2OT 2:30 · ATL 113-112 DET
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 35 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
