⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 37- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 21
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 2:23 · ATL 95-87 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Garrison Mathews misses technical free throw
Q2 7:07 · ATL 45-39 PHX
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · ATL 119-114 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 9:56 · ATL 69-72 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:01 · ATL 108-104 PHX
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
