⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 24-3 off them
Ran them off the floor, 33 fast break points to 19
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:27 · ATL 36-39 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 5:54 · ATL 50-49 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |







