⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 26 from three
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the second quarter
Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 30-12 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q2 1:00 · ATL 70-59 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 3:46 · ATL 110-103 PHX
- Steal
Nickeil Alexander-Walker stole it from Grayson Allen
Q4 0:14 · ATL 110-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:10 · ATL 102-101 PHX
- Missed FT
Jalen Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · ATL 108-103 PHX
- Turnover
Nickeil Alexander-Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · ATL 110-103 PHX

Suns
Good plays
- Steal
Collin Gillespie stole it from Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Q4 0:00 · ATL 110-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grayson Allen bad pass turnover
Q4 0:14 · ATL 110-103 PHX
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 15 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |









