⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 36-15 off them
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:43 · ATL 14-7 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q3 6:41 · ATL 92-65 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 37 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |









