⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-8Q121-29
-3Q225-25
-2Q332-28
-9Q419-28
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 37 from three- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
14Offensive rebounds6
24%Three-point accuracy44%
12Free throws made18
22Points off turnovers15
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:29 · DEN 31-31 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 6 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Steals | 16 |
| 18 | Blocks | 23 |
