⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fifteen
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 4:39 · ATL 22-17 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 0:13 · ATL 32-29 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:00 · ATL 51-53 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 4:18 · ATL 42-52 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 6:59 · ATL 61-68 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 19 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
