⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 39 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 62
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 10:02 · ATL 41-30 LAC
- Steal
John Collins stole it from Paul George
Q4 2:16 · ATL 104-111 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:55 · ATL 107-111 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Dejounte Murray technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · ATL 53-58 LAC
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses technical free throw
Q3 9:11 · ATL 60-63 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 7:18 · ATL 44-47 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 2:16 · ATL 104-111 LAC
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 0:34 · ATL 111-118 LAC
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 19 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
