⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 30- A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
- Made six threes to their seventeen
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 33 from three
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 10:47 · ATL 52-59 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:35 · ATL 66-71 MIL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q4 8:23 · ATL 100-94 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · ATL 107-102 MIL
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · ATL 108-104 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 7:03 · ATL 32-40 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 2:34 · ATL 40-59 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Henson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:22 · ATL 94-92 MIL
- Turnover
John Henson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:04 · ATL 103-97 MIL
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 17 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
