⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter- Kept giving it away, 26 turnovers to their eighteen
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 5 down to 7 up
Q1 7:10 · ATL 18-11 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 8:25 · ATL 48-35 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 7:58 · ATL 73-60 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Andre Hunter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:30 · ATL 78-66 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:08 · ATL 58-58 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Beasley offensive foul
Q4 0:36 · ATL 102-94 MIN
- Turnover
Malik Beasley turnover
Q4 0:36 · ATL 102-94 MIN
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Steals | 16 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
