⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 24
- A 12-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 32 in the third quarter
- Made fifteen threes to their 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 20
Q3 5:57 · BKN 67-87 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 21
Q3 0:28 · BKN 82-103 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 10:48 · BKN 1-10 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 7:57 · BKN 4-20 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 32
Q3 4:02 · BKN 67-99 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 22 | Threes made | 15 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 36 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
