⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Robert Horry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · LAL 90-93 ATL
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · LAL 90-93 ATL
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · LAL 90-93 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:25 · LAL 2-8 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 5:39 · LAL 27-40 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry Bad Pass
Q4 0:47 · LAL 86-89 ATL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |








