⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q2 8:32 · HOU 34-48 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q2 1:25 · HOU 58-73 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 2:39 · HOU 86-90 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:57 · HOU 38-54 ATL
- Missed FT
Sterling Brown misses technical free throw
Q2 4:39 · HOU 42-58 ATL
- Technical
Stephen Silas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:26 · HOU 107-117 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 0:40 · HOU 22-40 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 10:30 · HOU 25-48 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 5:31 · HOU 101-112 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Solomon Hill technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:39 · HOU 42-58 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:17 · HOU 101-109 ATL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 32 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
