⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
-9Q120-32
-12Q221-36
-3Q328-34
+1Q424-25
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 38
Key battles
7Free throws made20
3Blocks6
4Threes made7
57%Three-point accuracy41%
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
