Mon Feb 7, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Los Angeles LakersLakers
101
away
Chemistry
Cold
Atlanta HawksHawks
122
home
Chemistry
Steady
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles LakersLakers | 36 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 101 |
| Atlanta HawksHawks | 33 | 36 | 28 | 25 | 122 |
After Action Report
The Hawks blew the doors off the Lakers 122-101. The breakneck pace played right into Hawks' hands. The Hawks owned the glass, generating extra possessions; Lakers' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim. The Hawks locker room is humming, and it showed. The Lakers rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. It broke open after the break.
What tipped it
- Hawks · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
- Hawks · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
- Lakers · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
- Lakers · Ice Cold On a 4+ game losing streak — shots aren't falling.
- Lakers · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.