⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 23- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 53
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 9:41 · SA 48-40 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 6:45 · SA 107-101 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
OT 1:52 · SA 133-126 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · SA 120-118 ATL
- Turnover
Chris Paul out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:11 · SA 120-120 ATL
- Turnover
Keldon Johnson lost ball turnover
OT 3:55 · SA 123-122 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 0:03 · SA 36-40 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 6:52 · SA 48-49 ATL
- Lead
Trae Young hit a 30-foot threeer
Q4 1:26 · SA 112-115 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:54 · SA 119-118 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
OT 1:40 · SA 128-126 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young lost ball turnover
OT 0:39 · SA 130-126 ATL
📊The numbers
| SA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 19 | Threes made | 16 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 32 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 35 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 14 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
