⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:04 · MEM 23-14 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 2:52 · MEM 31-18 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:50 · MEM 57-57 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Williams Jr. bad pass
Q4 1:44 · MEM 92-97 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 2:30 · MEM 44-46 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 10:53 · MEM 48-57 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 7:03 · MEM 57-69 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:21 · MEM 92-97 ATL
📊The numbers
| MEM | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
