⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 23 from three
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 30
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up in the second quarter
Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 28-17 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:14 · ATL 28-25 UTAH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q2 3:42 · ATL 57-54 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 3:27 · ATL 98-97 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
Q4 0:33 · ATL 98-97 UTAH

Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 11:03 · ATL 34-44 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses technical free throw
Q4 9:02 · ATL 83-90 UTAH
- Turnover
Trey Burke lost ball turnover
Q4 3:09 · ATL 91-97 UTAH
- Turnover
Derrick Favors bad pass
Q4 0:28 · ATL 98-97 UTAH
📊The numbers
| ATL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |







