⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 4:50 · ATL 25-13 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 9:38 · ATL 34-25 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q2 5:37 · ATL 42-32 LAC
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
