⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- They went cold, four of twenty from three
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 23
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 2:41 · ATL 22-13 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 1:32 · ATL 72-56 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:28 · ATL 38-37 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 8:57 · ATL 76-68 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
