⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 21-8 off them- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
- A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 10:39 · ATL 34-30 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 2:50 · ATL 76-70 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:42 · ATL 94-96 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Huerter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:32 · ATL 85-90 LAL
- Turnover
Trae Young out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:03 · ATL 86-92 LAL
- Turnover
Trae Young lost ball turnover
Q4 0:43 · ATL 97-103 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:13 · ATL 2-9 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 1:39 · ATL 46-55 LAL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q3 1:24 · ATL 76-86 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
