⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 32
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 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 0:35 · ATL 47-55 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:36 · ATL 2-10 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 0:37 · ATL 17-32 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q2 7:58 · ATL 25-44 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 38 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
