⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- Ran them off the floor, 33 fast break points to 8
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 44-point deficit to 36
Q4 8:07 · SAC 81-117 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 8:05 · SAC 8-21 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 5:28 · SAC 41-57 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 36-point lead to 44
Q4 9:48 · SAC 73-117 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 42 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 33 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
