⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 23 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, eleven of 41 from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their three, and outscored them 15-6 off them
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:29 · DEN 12-0 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:35 · DEN 112-118 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 7:01 · DEN 43-48 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 3:27 · DEN 47-58 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trae Young out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:47 · DEN 110-114 ATL
- Turnover
Cam Reddish disc dribble turnover
Q4 0:38 · DEN 117-123 ATL
- Missed FT
De'Andre Hunter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · DEN 119-123 ATL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
