⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38- A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the second quarter
- Went cold from three, three of fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q2 8:40 · SA 41-34 ATL
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from John Jenkins
Q4 0:23 · SA 98-93 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 1:52 · SA 94-87 ATL
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · SA 97-93 ATL
- Turnover
Tiago Splitter lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · SA 99-95 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 2:40 · SA 21-22 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 3:49 · SA 71-64 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 2:00 · SA 99-95 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Jenkins traveling
Q4 3:11 · SA 90-85 ATL
- Turnover
John Jenkins lost ball turnover
Q4 0:23 · SA 98-93 ATL
- Missed FT
Dahntay Jones misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:01 · SA 99-97 ATL
📊The numbers
| SA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 12 | Blocks | 2 |
