⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 41 free throws to their 27
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 dragged them back level
Q1 9:29 · ATL 12-12 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:18 · ATL 105-108 HOU
- Steal
Kevin Huerter stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:50 · ATL 111-117 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:44 · ATL 4-9 HOU
- Turnover
Alex Len turnover
Q4 3:08 · ATL 107-112 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Huerter out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:42 · ATL 109-115 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:34 · ATL 4-12 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 4:33 · ATL 19-34 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 3:22 · ATL 83-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
James Harden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:30 · ATL 77-87 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 0:50 · ATL 111-117 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · ATL 113-117 HOU
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
