⏱️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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
- Made five threes to their twelve
- Went cold from three, five of 31
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Lloyd Pierce technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:53 · ATL 25-25 LAL
- Turnover
Allen Crabbe steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:56 · ATL 89-94 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Davis steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:39 · ATL 92-97 LAL
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · ATL 94-97 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · ATL 96-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
