⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 17 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 22 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 2:02 · LAL 29-25 ATL
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 22
Q3 6:16 · LAL 92-70 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:40 · LAL 118-110 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
