⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 11:21 · SA 32-24 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 6:01 · SA 44-30 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 4:31 · SA 92-79 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:43 · SA 12-15 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:48 · SA 46-40 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 3 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 5 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Steals | 15 |
| 17 | Blocks | 15 |
