⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 30 from three- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 28-13 off them
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 26
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 0:57 · ATL 45-29 BKN
- Steal
Dejounte Murray stole it from Cam Thomas
Q4 1:35 · ATL 123-119 BKN
- Winner
Trae Young hit a 12-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:00 · ATL 129-127 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trae Young disc dribble turnover
Q4 4:56 · ATL 114-106 BKN
- Turnover
Trae Young lost ball turnover
Q4 2:18 · ATL 121-117 BKN
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray bad pass
Q4 0:55 · ATL 127-121 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Steal
Cam Thomas stole it from Trae Young
Q4 2:18 · ATL 121-117 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 1:13 · ATL 127-127 BKN
- Ties it
Cameron Johnson hit a 23-foot three jumper, Dorian Finney-Smith with the assist
Q4 0:07 · ATL 127-127 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:32 · ATL 121-117 BKN
- Turnover
Cam Thomas bad pass
Q4 1:35 · ATL 123-119 BKN
- Goaltend
Cam Thomas defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:31 · ATL 125-119 BKN
📊The numbers
| ATL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
