⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 59
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q3 5:59 · LAC 83-79 ATL
- Ties it
Kawhi Leonard hit a driving layup, Marcus Morris Sr. with the assist
Q4 0:43 · LAC 108-108 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ivica Zubac turnover
Q4 4:56 · LAC 102-96 ATL
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 4:30 · LAC 102-98 ATL
- Turnover
Marcus Morris Sr. bad pass
Q4 1:25 · LAC 106-104 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 10:35 · LAC 30-40 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:27 · LAC 102-102 ATL
- Lead
Trae Young hit a 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:47 · LAC 106-108 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
