⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hawks 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:31 · ATL 53-55 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:48 · ATL 72-77 LAL
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:55 · ATL 76-82 LAL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball
Q4 0:43 · ATL 78-86 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Smush Parker stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 0:43 · ATL 78-86 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Smush Parker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:00 · ATL 28-37 LAL
- Turnover
Maurice Evans turnover
Q4 2:06 · ATL 74-82 LAL
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
