⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of eight from three- Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:33 · LAC 92-92 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 4:22 · LAC 103-95 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bobby Simmons missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:47 · LAC 97-95 ATL
- Missed FT
Lionel Chalmers missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:47 · LAC 104-97 ATL
- Missed FT
Bobby Simmons missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · LAC 105-99 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:44 · LAC 21-26 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 3:36 · LAC 43-50 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Harrington missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:39 · LAC 94-95 ATL
- Turnover
Al Harrington Lost Ball. Stolen by Quinton Ross.
Q4 3:08 · LAC 97-95 ATL
- Turnover
Boris Diaw Bad Pass. Stolen by Quinton Ross.
Q4 0:33 · LAC 105-99 ATL
📊The numbers
| LAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 75% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
