⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2 in the third 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q3 11:41 · ATL 65-67 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague traveling
Q4 3:59 · ATL 95-101 LAL
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · ATL 106-111 LAL
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · ATL 106-111 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 7:24 · ATL 35-47 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 6:35 · ATL 95-103 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:44 · ATL 104-108 LAL
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:44 · ATL 104-109 LAL
- Missed FT
Ronnie Price misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · ATL 109-111 LAL
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |








