⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their sixteen- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their thirteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:10 · ATL 33-33 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 8:17 · ATL 46-35 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 0:27 · ATL 66-51 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 2:47 · ATL 94-79 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
