⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 9:06 · ATL 81-79 LAL
- Winner
De'Andre Hunter hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:33 · ATL 122-121 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 1:33 · ATL 129-121 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:48 · ATL 56-58 LAL
- Missed FT
De'Andre Hunter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:33 · ATL 122-121 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 3:05 · ATL 90-101 LAL
- Ties it
Malik Monk hit a 27-foot threeer, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 1:52 · ATL 121-121 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:04 · ATL 90-101 LAL
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 29 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |







