⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 40 from three
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:53 · SA 72-72 ATL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q3 6:50 · SA 88-76 ATL
- Steal
DeMar DeRozan stole it from Trae Young
Q4 1:29 · SA 118-114 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge offensive foul
Q4 1:09 · SA 120-116 ATL
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge turnover
Q4 1:09 · SA 120-116 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Winner
Kevin Huerter hit a 24-foot three jumper, De'Andre Hunter with the assist
Q4 0:07 · SA 120-121 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Andre Hunter bad pass
Q4 4:30 · SA 110-106 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 2:26 · SA 116-111 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 1:29 · SA 118-114 ATL
📊The numbers
| SA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 19 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
