⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
-6Q125-35
+6Q226-21
+17Q335-21
-1Q420-21
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 10
- A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up in the third quarter
Key battles
24Fast break points10
11Blocks4
15Threes made9
36%Three-point accuracy25%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q3 4:47 · ATL 84-72 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
John Collins flagrant foul type 2
Q4 0:02 · ATL 106-96 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
