Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highTurnover outcomesOn LAL
LAL scored 13 pts off ATL's 6 turnovers (2.17 PPP allowed).
6 of 6 TOVs (100%) led to a make.
- 02highScoring chainsOn LAL
McCollum got 12 of his 24 pts via drives (6 makes, 50% up 20 pp from season avg 30%).
3 from pull-up jumpers (8 pts) · 1 from cuts (2 pts)
- 03medTurnover outcomesOn ATL
ATL scored 18 pts off LAL's 14 turnovers (1.29 PPP allowed).
7 of 14 TOVs (50%) led to a make.
- 04medScoring chainsOn ATL
James got 10 of his 26 pts via drives (5 makes, 38% up 9 pp from season avg 30%).
4 from cuts (8 pts) · 2 from catch-and-shoot (6 pts)
- 05medScoring chainsOn LAL
Alexander-Walker got 10 of his 25 pts via catch-and-shoot (4 makes, 40%).
2 from other actions (6 pts) · 2 from drives (4 pts)
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | ATL | 11/23 48% | 12/27 44% | 8/23 35% | 14/27 52% | 45/100 45% |
| LAL | 14/26 54% | 12/17 71% | 9/20 45% | 13/20 65% | 48/83 58% | |
| 3P | ATL | 4/13 31% | 2/8 25% | 5/13 38% | 2/12 17% | 13/46 28% |
| LAL | 6/11 55% | 6/9 67% | 1/5 20% | 6/9 67% | 19/34 56% | |
| FT | ATL | 4/5 80% | 4/6 67% | 5/7 71% | — — | 13/18 72% |
| LAL | 3/4 75% | 14/14 100% | 2/3 67% | 7/9 78% | 26/30 87% | |
| REB | ATL | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| LAL | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 47 | |
| AST | ATL | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| LAL | 11 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 36 | |
| TOV | ATL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| LAL | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |
| Paint PTS | ATL | 12 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 56 |
| LAL | 14 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 56 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — LAL ahead above the line, ATL below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (10) and ties (5).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ATL · Starter | 33:03 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10/16 | 5/9 | -37 |
CJ McCollum ATL | 27:13 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11/23 | 2/8 | +2 |
Corey Kispert ATL | 25:38 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6/11 | 3/7 | -10 |
Jalen Johnson ATL · Starter | 30:26 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5/17 | 1/7 | -23 |
Vít Krejčí ATL · Starter | 21:22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4/11 | 1/7 | -21 |
Dyson Daniels ATL · Starter | 32:59 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4/6 | 0/0 | -9 |
Onyeka Okongwu ATL · Starter | 33:16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3/8 | 0/3 | -22 |
Mouhamed Gueye ATL | 22:14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 1/2 | +4 |
Keaton Wallace ATL | 3:45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0 |
Zaccharie Risacher ATL | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Luke Kennard ATL | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Asa Newell ATL | 10:04 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | -9 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | ATL | LAL | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 56 | 56 | — |
| Fast break | 16 | 23 | LAL +7 |
| Off turnovers | 18 | 14 | ATL +4 |
| 2nd chance | 16 | 10 | ATL +6 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | ATL | LAL |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 308 | 275 |
| Touches | 435 | 398 |
| Distance (mi) | 18.9 | 17.5 |
| Pull-up FG | 30/66 (45%) | 28/53 (53%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 15/33 (45%) | 20/30 (67%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:53PTSLAL105–134 · LAL +29Bufkin 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (B. James 1 AST)
- 2:39MISSATL105–134 · LAL +29MISS Wallace 28' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:34PTSATL108–134 · LAL +26Krejci 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Newell 1 AST)
- 2:13MISSLAL108–134 · LAL +26MISS B. James 15' Fadeaway Jumper
- 2:00PTSATL110–134 · LAL +24Kispert 3' Cutting Layup Shot (17 PTS) (Newell 2 AST)
- 1:42PTSLAL110–136 · LAL +26Knecht 8' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
- 1:28MISSATL110–136 · LAL +26MISS Kispert 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
- 1:22MISSATL110–136 · LAL +26MISS Krejci 29' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:02PTSLAL110–139 · LAL +29Smith Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Bufkin 1 AST)
- 0:51PTSATL112–139 · LAL +27Krejci 4' Driving Layup (11 PTS) (Wallace 1 AST)
- 0:41TOVLAL112–139 · LAL +27Smith Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T16); Krejci STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:37PTSATL114–139 · LAL +25Kispert 1' Running Layup (19 PTS) (Krejci 3 AST)
- 0:21PTSLAL114–141 · LAL +27Timme 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Smith Jr. 2 AST)
- 0:14MISSATL114–141 · LAL +27MISS Wallace 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:05PTSATL116–141 · LAL +25Wallace 8' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Krejci 4 AST)