⏱️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 third quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33
- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q2 9:22 · ATL 43-37 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 3:25 · ATL 84-82 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 9:14 · ATL 105-96 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:00 · ATL 28-26 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 3:03 · ATL 53-56 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:16 · ATL 111-103 SAC
📊The numbers
| ATL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 6 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 38 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
