⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen
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 from level to 9 points up
Q2 4:43 · ATL 47-38 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 5:07 · ATL 74-69 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 11:18 · ATL 90-83 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Millsap technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:41 · ATL 60-61 SAC
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:33 · ATL 95-88 SAC
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:33 · ATL 95-88 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 1:57 · ATL 79-83 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses technical free throw
Q2 6:07 · ATL 38-31 SAC
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball turnover
Q4 4:41 · ATL 95-88 SAC
- Turnover
Matt Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 1:06 · ATL 102-95 SAC
📊The numbers
| ATL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
