⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 22-8 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses technical free throw
Q2 8:52 · HOU 34-32 ATL
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 4:03 · HOU 106-99 ATL
- Turnover
Clint Capela bad pass
Q4 0:41 · HOU 108-111 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:18 · HOU 106-106 ATL
- Ties it
Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a 3-foot two point shot
Q4 2:25 · HOU 106-106 ATL
- Steal
Kent Bazemore stole it from Clint Capela
Q4 0:41 · HOU 108-111 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:47 · HOU 106-101 ATL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
