⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 25 from three
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eleven
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:42 · ATL 25-19 MEM
- Winner
Al Horford hit a 19-foot jumper, Jeff Teague with the assist
Q4 2:34 · ATL 86-84 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q4 3:15 · ATL 94-84 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Thabo Sefolosha misses technical free throw
Q1 2:13 · ATL 18-19 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 9:36 · ATL 7-8 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:37 · ATL 27-30 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 1:16 · ATL 49-50 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Vince Carter technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 2:13 · ATL 18-19 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 2:18 · ATL 86-84 MEM
📊The numbers
| ATL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |









