⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL 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 Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run dragged them back level 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 5:24 · LAL 25-12 ATL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 21
Q1 0:38 · LAL 44-23 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 5:48 · LAL 84-67 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Hill lost ball turnover
Q4 3:51 · LAL 98-94 ATL
- Turnover
Xavier Henry turnover
Q4 2:39 · LAL 100-96 ATL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · LAL 100-96 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 10:37 · LAL 92-87 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:39 · LAL 103-103 ATL
- Ties it
Paul Millsap hit a 11-foot jumper, Jeff Teague with the assist
Q4 0:35 · LAL 103-103 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford traveling
Q4 3:14 · LAL 100-96 ATL
- Turnover
Back court turnover
Q4 0:58 · LAL 103-101 ATL
- Turnover
Al Horford bad pass
Q4 0:01 · LAL 105-103 ATL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
