⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 21-5 off them- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 23
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 2 down to 9 up
Q3 1:04 · ATL 104-95 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Dejounte Murray technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:33 · ATL 86-88 PHX
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 3:57 · ATL 121-115 PHX
- Turnover
Trae Young lost ball turnover
Q4 1:09 · ATL 127-120 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:37 · ATL 65-63 PHX
- Steal
Kevin Durant stole it from Trae Young
Q4 1:09 · ATL 127-120 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Drew Eubanks flopping technical foul
Q3 0:49 · ATL 94-95 PHX
- Turnover
Eric Gordon steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:41 · ATL 125-118 PHX
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 31 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
