⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 25-9 off them- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 22
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 50
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 22
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · ATL 86-91 SA
- Goaltend
Al Horford defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:51 · ATL 87-93 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 4:24 · ATL 16-27 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 4:31 · ATL 61-68 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 8:15 · ATL 75-85 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · ATL 89-93 SA
📊The numbers
| ATL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
