⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 28-12 off them
- Went cold from three, five of 23
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 54
A 16-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 2 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:00 · LAL 25-25 ATL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:37 · LAL 83-85 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ed Davis lost ball turnover
Q4 2:00 · LAL 76-83 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:17 · LAL 6-11 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 4:54 · LAL 8-23 ATL
- Steal
Elton Brand stole it from Ed Davis
Q4 2:00 · LAL 76-83 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kent Bazemore misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:59 · LAL 76-83 ATL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:14 · LAL 78-84 ATL
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · LAL 80-85 ATL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
