⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 43
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 28
Q4 9:13 · ATL 86-114 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 3:49 · ATL 19-32 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 6:42 · ATL 63-89 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q3 3:55 · ATL 65-97 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
