⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 32-13 off them
Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 40
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up in the first quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1 in the first 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up
Q1 5:45 · LAC 29-14 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 9:30 · LAC 46-35 ATL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24
Q2 6:02 · LAC 63-39 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Hawks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:55 · LAC 29-28 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 36 | Assists | 30 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 46 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |









