⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 67 rebounds to 39- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 28
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 27-11 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 2:38 · LAL 26-24 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 6:45 · LAL 40-32 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 0:31 · LAL 54-36 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Powell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:55 · LAL 94-71 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 2:13 · LAL 96-83 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses technical free throw
Q3 0:49 · LAL 83-60 ATL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 28 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 15 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
