⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 20
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 stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 0:03 · LAC 81-61 ATL
- Steal
Tim Thomas stole it from Acie Law
Q4 0:58 · LAC 91-85 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Thornton lost ball
Q4 1:01 · LAC 91-85 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 5:31 · LAC 89-77 ATL
- Steal
Josh Smith stole it from Al Thornton
Q4 1:01 · LAC 91-85 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:31 · LAC 91-88 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Acie Law lost ball
Q4 0:58 · LAC 91-85 ATL
📊The numbers
| LAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
