⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DEN 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 Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 35 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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:35 · ATL 21-13 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 0:03 · ATL 38-22 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 4:43 · ATL 69-58 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q2 8:14 · ATL 38-22 DEN
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
