⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 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
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 28-20 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:34 · ATL 90-93 SA
- Ties it
Trae Young hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:48 · ATL 123-123 SA
- Ties it
Trae Young hit a 12-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:08 · ATL 125-125 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 1:57 · ATL 52-70 SA
- Lead
Victor Wembanyama hit a dunk
Q4 0:30 · ATL 123-125 SA
- Winner
Victor Wembanyama hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · ATL 125-126 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 4:41 · ATL 111-118 SA
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · ATL 125-126 SA
📊The numbers
| ATL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Assists | 36 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 16 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
