⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 31 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 29 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 42-point deficit to 32
Q4 11:01 · ATL 82-114 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - John Collins and Dejounte Murray
Q1 7:10 · ATL 11-15 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 29
Q2 4:00 · ATL 44-73 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 34-point lead to 42
Q3 0:04 · ATL 72-114 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
