⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 30-11 off them- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 26
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:07 · ATL 10-6 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 0:01 · ATL 77-73 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q4 7:58 · ATL 96-79 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Kent Bazemore technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:07 · ATL 49-59 PHX
- Technical
Double technical foul - Mike Scott and Devin Booker
Q4 8:18 · ATL 82-79 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 5:31 · ATL 20-22 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:59 · ATL 25-32 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
