⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 28- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 32
- A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 19-10 off them
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:26 · LAL 8-0 ATL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q2 5:05 · LAL 49-27 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kobe Bryant flagrant foul type 1 (Josh Smith draws the foul)
Q3 10:03 · LAL 54-36 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q3 10:03 · LAL 54-36 ATL
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 10:03 · LAL 54-36 ATL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 7% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
