⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:15 · ATL 8-2 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 8:53 · ATL 63-47 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 7:52 · ATL 90-61 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarre Carroll technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 5:48 · ATL 12-8 PHX
- Technical
Double technical foul - Pero Antic and Markieff Morris
Q1 1:21 · ATL 23-15 PHX
- Technical
Mike Scott technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:19 · ATL 50-36 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses technical free throw
Q1 5:48 · ATL 12-8 PHX
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses technical free throw
Q2 2:19 · ATL 50-36 PHX
- Technical
Eric Bledsoe technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:50 · ATL 63-49 PHX
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
