⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 26 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 19-0 run from level to 19 points 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q2 0:00 · ATL 61-64 LAC
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run from level to 19 points up
Q3 4:49 · ATL 67-86 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
