⏱️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. 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, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the second 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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 1:28 · LAL 28-22 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:17 · LAL 50-50 ATL
- Winner
LeBron James hit a dunk
Q4 0:15 · LAL 107-106 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:46 · LAL 105-106 ATL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · LAL 105-106 ATL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · LAL 105-106 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 11:31 · LAL 31-34 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 6:36 · LAL 98-102 ATL
- Go-ahead
Vince Carter hit a 3-foot dunk, Trae Young with the assist
Q4 1:21 · LAL 105-106 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alex Len lost ball turnover
Q4 4:21 · LAL 99-102 ATL
- Turnover
Taurean Prince lost ball turnover
Q4 3:02 · LAL 101-104 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 1:37 · LAL 102-104 ATL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
