⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 26 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 4:26 · SA 57-37 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 8:53 · SA 97-68 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 1:44 · SA 19-19 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 2:16 · SA 21-23 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kent Bazemore technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:34 · SA 46-37 ATL
📊The numbers
| SA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
