⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37
Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 33-13 off them
Burned in transition, 17 fast break points to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 2:31 · PHX 57-56 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 8:27 · PHX 73-69 ATL
- Steal
Mikal Bridges stole it from DeAndre' Bembry
Q4 0:34 · PHX 109-116 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges bad pass
Q4 2:24 · PHX 105-109 ATL
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:49 · PHX 107-112 ATL
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton bad pass
Q4 0:00 · PHX 112-118 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:10 · PHX 24-30 ATL
- Steal
Taurean Prince stole it from Mikal Bridges
Q4 2:24 · PHX 105-109 ATL
- Steal
Kevin Huerter stole it from Deandre Ayton
Q4 0:00 · PHX 112-118 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeAndre' Bembry bad pass
Q4 0:34 · PHX 109-116 ATL
- Missed FT
John Collins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · PHX 112-117 ATL
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · PHX 112-118 ATL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 38 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |








