⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty- Went cold from three, eight of 30
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 11:47 · SAC 36-33 ATL
- Ties it
Tyrese Haliburton hit a 26-foot step back jumper, De'Aaron Fox with the assist
Q4 1:17 · SAC 98-98 ATL
- Ties it
De'Aaron Fox hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:54 · SAC 101-101 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · SAC 102-106 ATL
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes bad pass
Q4 0:05 · SAC 102-106 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Lead
Cam Reddish hit a 25-foot three jumper, Delon Wright with the assist
Q4 1:02 · SAC 98-101 ATL
- Winner
Kevin Huerter hit a driving layup
Q4 0:37 · SAC 101-103 ATL
- Steal
Danilo Gallinari stole it from Harrison Barnes
Q4 0:05 · SAC 102-106 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:41 · SAC 85-90 ATL
- Missed FT
Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:41 · SAC 85-90 ATL
- Missed FT
Kevin Huerter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · SAC 101-105 ATL
📊The numbers
| SAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
