⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q1 4:26 · ATL 30-12 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q4 7:33 · ATL 84-79 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass
Q4 4:58 · ATL 82-78 PHX
- Turnover
Jose Calderon bad pass
Q4 4:07 · ATL 84-79 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q2 11:10 · ATL 33-22 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:51 · ATL 47-44 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 2:15 · ATL 71-78 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marquese Chriss misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:52 · ATL 82-78 PHX
- Turnover
Jared Dudley lost ball turnover
Q4 4:05 · ATL 84-79 PHX
- Missed FT
Alex Len misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:57 · ATL 92-86 PHX
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
