⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- Steal
Isaiah Thomas stole it from Jeff Teague
Q4 2:48 · SAC 93-96 ATL
- Steal
Marcus Thornton stole it from Al Horford
Q4 1:35 · SAC 95-99 ATL
- Steal
Marcus Thornton stole it from Paul Millsap
Q4 0:39 · SAC 97-103 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · SAC 95-99 ATL
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
Q4 0:42 · SAC 97-103 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 7:22 · SAC 16-14 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:48 · SAC 39-37 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 5:41 · SAC 43-48 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague lost ball turnover
Q4 2:48 · SAC 93-96 ATL
- Turnover
Al Horford bad pass
Q4 1:35 · SAC 95-99 ATL
- Turnover
Paul Millsap lost ball turnover
Q4 0:39 · SAC 97-103 ATL
📊The numbers
| SAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
