⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 29
Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 46
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 7:05 · LAC 19-8 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:58 · LAC 85-89 ATL
- Turnover
DeAndre Jordan offensive foul (Joe Johnson draws the foul)
Q4 4:30 · LAC 85-91 ATL
- Turnover
Eric Gordon lost ball
Q4 1:42 · LAC 92-96 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 6:33 · LAC 85-91 ATL
- Steal
Jamal Crawford stole it from Eric Gordon
Q4 1:42 · LAC 92-96 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q4 6:09 · LAC 85-84 ATL
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:12 · LAC 90-93 ATL
📊The numbers
| LAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |









