⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 36
- A 16-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 25 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 29
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 25
Q4 11:41 · ATL 113-88 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 34
Q4 5:40 · ATL 126-92 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:55 · ATL 56-56 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 35 | Assists | 19 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
