⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, twenty turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 35-21 off them
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
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 4 down to 5 up
Q1 6:22 · ATL 20-15 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 10:15 · ATL 103-87 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:07 · ATL 9-13 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:29 · ATL 65-62 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q4 6:37 · ATL 103-87 HOU
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 35 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
