⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 21-11 off them- Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 0:18 · DEN 88-82 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic offensive foul (DeAndre Bembry draws the foul)
Q4 4:58 · DEN 97-93 ATL
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
Q4 4:58 · DEN 97-93 ATL
- Turnover
Emmanuel Mudiay steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:15 · DEN 108-107 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 5:37 · DEN 73-75 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kent Bazemore traveling
Q4 4:50 · DEN 97-93 ATL
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:50 · DEN 97-93 ATL
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:58 · DEN 102-97 ATL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
