⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 9 down to 1 up
Q2 0:31 · ATL 47-46 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 1:57 · ATL 69-70 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:58 · ATL 84-84 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 10:00 · ATL 24-35 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:00 · ATL 51-56 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Camby bad pass
Q4 2:13 · ATL 94-90 LAC
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · ATL 99-93 LAC
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:49 · ATL 99-93 LAC
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
