⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their five- A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 31
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 51
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 8:30 · ATL 15-10 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q3 9:51 · ATL 66-64 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:45 · ATL 90-87 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford bad pass
Q4 4:16 · ATL 95-93 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:48 · ATL 45-45 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Beasley out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:23 · ATL 100-95 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 1:49 · ATL 103-95 HOU
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Assists | 15 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
