⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 11:10 · ATL 14-3 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 9:12 · ATL 65-60 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 9:22 · ATL 100-90 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses technical free throw
Q4 6:43 · ATL 98-87 MIN
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:28 · ATL 100-94 MIN
- Missed FT
DeMarre Carroll misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:32 · ATL 112-106 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 5:01 · ATL 38-44 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:29 · ATL 86-81 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
J.J. Barea technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:43 · ATL 97-87 MIN
- Technical
J.J. Barea technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:43 · ATL 97-87 MIN
- Turnover
Alexey Shved bad pass
Q4 0:35 · ATL 114-109 MIN
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
