⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q1 8:59 · ATL 16-7 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:40 · ATL 91-96 HOU
- Steal
Dyson Daniels stole it from Jalen Green
Q4 2:06 · ATL 91-96 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Green lost ball turnover
Q4 3:11 · ATL 89-96 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green lost ball turnover
Q4 2:06 · ATL 91-96 HOU
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dillon Brooks and Trae Young
Q4 0:46 · ATL 95-98 HOU
📊The numbers
| ATL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
