⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 29-16 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 10:23 · LAL 65-49 ATL
- Go-ahead
Kobe Bryant hit a driving dunk
Q4 2:16 · LAL 95-94 ATL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a driving layup
Q4 0:09 · LAL 99-98 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:55 · LAL 30-34 ATL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · LAL 95-94 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 11:42 · LAL 30-37 ATL
- Go-ahead
Jeff Teague hit a driving layup, Josh Smith with the assist
Q4 0:45 · LAL 95-96 ATL
- Go-ahead
Al Horford hit a dunk, Josh Smith with the assist
Q4 0:26 · LAL 97-98 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford lost ball turnover
Q4 4:39 · LAL 90-90 ATL
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 4:11 · LAL 90-90 ATL
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 0:01 · LAL 99-98 ATL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Assists | 34 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
