⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 0:30 · ATL 37-33 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 5:25 · ATL 51-47 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 6:50 · ATL 85-66 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · ATL 64-56 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 9:22 · ATL 99-88 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:04 · ATL 113-105 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · ATL 64-56 DEN
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q4 7:28 · ATL 101-88 DEN
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
