⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 8 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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:51 · ATL 25-21 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 7:28 · ATL 56-59 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
