⏱️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
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 30- A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 16 in the fourth quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up
Q1 0:08 · ATL 37-24 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27
Q3 7:50 · ATL 77-50 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 16
Q4 11:42 · ATL 89-73 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:36 · ATL 87-66 LAC
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:23 · ATL 88-66 LAC
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
