⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 58
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 7:17 · ATL 40-38 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 4:35 · ATL 48-42 HOU
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q2 1:15 · ATL 64-49 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses technical free throw
Q3 10:55 · ATL 62-49 HOU
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · ATL 115-109 HOU
- Turnover
Trae Young lost ball turnover
Q4 1:13 · ATL 118-111 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 6:03 · ATL 15-22 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:46 · ATL 111-107 HOU
- Steal
Jalen Green stole it from Trae Young
Q4 1:13 · ATL 118-111 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul
Q2 6:20 · ATL 35-38 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green lost ball turnover
Q4 0:57 · ATL 120-113 HOU
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
