⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- Steal
Fred VanVleet stole it from Dejounte Murray
Q4 2:20 · HOU 120-127 ATL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4
Q4 5:41 · HOU 123-127 ATL
- Steal
Dillon Brooks stole it from Trae Young
Q4 0:57 · HOU 123-129 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jabari Smith Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q2 3:52 · HOU 49-66 ATL
- Flagrant
Dillon Brooks flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:31 · HOU 109-121 ATL
- Turnover
Fred VanVleet bad pass
Q4 2:17 · HOU 120-127 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 11:39 · HOU 100-107 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 7:13 · HOU 109-127 ATL
- Steal
Trae Young stole it from Fred VanVleet
Q4 2:17 · HOU 120-127 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray bad pass
Q4 2:20 · HOU 120-127 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:17 · HOU 120-127 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 0:57 · HOU 123-129 ATL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
