⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 33-15 off them- A 15-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 34 in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:02 · LAL 12-4 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q1 4:18 · LAL 32-14 ATL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 34
Q2 5:13 · LAL 61-27 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 24
Q3 4:16 · LAL 88-64 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
