⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 55 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 56
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 0:43 · ATL 36-23 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Onyeka Okongwu traveling
Q4 3:19 · ATL 113-117 LAL
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 0:58 · ATL 119-124 LAL
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 0:22 · ATL 121-128 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:05 · ATL 57-51 LAL
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Dejounte Murray
Q4 0:58 · ATL 119-124 LAL
- Steal
Dennis Schroder stole it from Trae Young
Q4 0:22 · ATL 121-128 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:48 · ATL 63-56 LAL
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 34 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
