⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- They went cold, three of nineteen from three
- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 5
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 31
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 6:28 · ATL 50-39 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:43 · ATL 66-58 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 3 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
