⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 20-8 off them- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 26
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 26
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 2:57 · ATL 53-42 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Maurice Evans double technical foul
Q4 11:00 · ATL 80-66 LAL
- Flagrant
Marvin Williams flagrant foul type 1 (Pau Gasol draws the foul)
Q4 8:59 · ATL 85-69 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
