⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
- Made eleven threes to their nineteen
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:11 · ATL 53-56 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 7:47 · ATL 78-88 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:15 · ATL 109-109 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trae Young offensive foul
Q4 4:27 · ATL 109-115 SAC
- Turnover
Trae Young turnover
Q4 4:27 · ATL 109-115 SAC
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 2:37 · ATL 112-118 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 5:12 · ATL 11-22 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 10:44 · ATL 28-45 SAC
- Steal
Kevin Huerter stole it from Trae Young
Q4 2:37 · ATL 112-118 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 3:51 · ATL 109-115 SAC
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis turnover
Q4 2:01 · ATL 112-118 SAC
- Missed FT
Malik Monk misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · ATL 115-122 SAC
📊The numbers
| ATL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 19 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
