⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 3:31 · HOU 40-48 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:25 · HOU 49-52 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:38 · HOU 69-70 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard offensive foul (Al Horford draws the foul)
Q4 3:50 · HOU 87-89 ATL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard turnover
Q4 3:50 · HOU 87-89 ATL
- Turnover
Jason Terry traveling
Q4 2:11 · HOU 90-90 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:11 · HOU 7-11 ATL
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up
Q1 2:47 · HOU 26-37 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 8:37 · HOU 31-47 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:31 · HOU 87-89 ATL
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass
Q4 2:55 · HOU 90-90 ATL
- Missed FT
DeMarre Carroll misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · HOU 92-100 ATL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
