⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
-7Q122-31
-7Q223-28
+3Q327-22
+18Q432-15
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their nine- Made eight threes to their fourteen
Key battles
18Free throws made4
8Threes made14
23Assists30
28%Three-point accuracy34%
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
