⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 11- A 18-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 23 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q2 5:19 · ATL 46-56 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 24
Q4 7:40 · ATL 91-115 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 4:26 · ATL 99-117 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:50 · ATL 36-52 HOU
- Technical
Kent Bazemore technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:56 · ATL 58-77 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:48 · ATL 19-29 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q2 8:16 · ATL 36-56 HOU
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 23
Q3 5:03 · ATL 76-99 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q3 7:56 · ATL 58-77 HOU
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 8 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Steals | 12 |
| 16 | Blocks | 16 |
