⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their sixteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 0:38 · OKC 45-39 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 9:30 · OKC 113-119 ATL
- Steal
Jalen Williams stole it from Trae Young
Q4 0:17 · OKC 130-133 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses technical free throw
Q3 9:49 · OKC 80-81 ATL
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander traveling
Q4 2:14 · OKC 122-129 ATL
- Missed FT
Darius Bazley misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:42 · OKC 124-131 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 0:31 · OKC 104-119 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 1:23 · OKC 124-131 ATL
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:38 · OKC 128-133 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young lost ball turnover
Q4 0:17 · OKC 130-133 ATL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
