⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first 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 Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen
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 1 down to 8 up
Q2 1:17 · ATL 56-48 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 8:57 · ATL 72-56 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 7:50 · ATL 103-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:04 · ATL 54-48 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 0:54 · ATL 33-30 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 4:38 · ATL 81-72 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Harris misses technical free throw
Q2 0:04 · ATL 54-48 DEN
- Flagrant
JaKarr Sampson flagrant foul type 1 (Kris Humphries draws the foul)
Q4 1:06 · ATL 114-98 DEN
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
