⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 42
- A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24 in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:41 · ATL 18-13 POR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24
Q1 3:41 · ATL 43-19 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:47 · ATL 10-13 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q2 7:15 · ATL 58-42 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 36 | Assists | 23 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
