⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 37- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 6:42 · ATL 13-18 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 10:42 · ATL 80-76 SA
- Winner
Dennis Schroder hit a 20-foot pullup jump shot, Dewayne Dedmon with the assist
Q4 2:45 · ATL 91-89 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · ATL 89-85 SA
- Goaltend
Kent Bazemore defensive goaltending violation
Q4 3:28 · ATL 89-89 SA
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass
Q4 3:17 · ATL 89-89 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 8:55 · ATL 4-18 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 2:37 · ATL 65-69 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:39 · ATL 89-88 SA
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 2:58 · ATL 89-89 SA
📊The numbers
| ATL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 2 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 23 | Blocks | 13 |
