⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+2Q129-25
+5Q230-20
+3Q328-21
-5Q419-24
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their seventeen- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 14-5 off them
Key battles
50%Three-point accuracy22%
4Steals12
5Points off turnovers14
26Free throws made12
📊The numbers
| LAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
