⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 28 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 46- A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 7:20 · ATL 50-42 SAC
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21
Q2 3:44 · ATL 71-50 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q3 10:11 · ATL 81-53 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate McMillan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:49 · ATL 21-33 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 7:07 · ATL 13-25 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
