LAC115
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LA Clippers vs Atlanta Hawks — Win Probability

FINAL
LA Clippers logo
LA Clippers
5-16
115
VS
Atlanta Hawks logo
Atlanta Hawks
13-9
92
Model expected score: LA Clippers 113.0 – Atlanta Hawks 121.8 (no market line posted for this game yet -- see Margin/Totals below)

Injury Report

Live ESPN injury status for both teams, polled fresh each run.

LAC
  • Yanic Konan NiederhauserOut
  • Brandon IngramOut
  • Cam ChristieDay-To-Day
  • Bradley BealOut
  • Jordan MillerOut
ATL
  • Asa NewellOut
  • Keshon GilbertOut
  • Mouhamed GueyeOut
  • Henri VeesaarOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Hawks 79%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Clippers won by 23
COMBINED SCORE
207

Margin of Victory — Atlanta Hawks (Home)

Pregame odds for every possible outcome, simulated before tipoff -- the highlighted bar is what actually happened.

Lost ← actual result
27%
Won by 1-3
7%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
19%
Won by 15-21
16%
Won by 21+
19%

Total Score — Over / Under

Combined score across 100,000 simulated versions of this game, against six fixed lines (no market total posted for this game yet -- the highlighted line is this model's own pick, not a sportsbook number). The real combined score was 207.

O/U LINE 210
90% over10% under ✓
O/U LINE 220
78% over22% under ✓
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
60% over40% under ✓
O/U LINE 240
39% over61% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
21% over79% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
9% over91% under ✓

Starter Grades

Season-to-date Basketball-Reference stats for each team's starters, minimum 25% of that team's games started.

LAC
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Kawhi LeonardSF
27.9
James HardenPG
25.4
Darius GarlandPG
19.9
Ivica ZubacC
14.4
John CollinsPF
13.6
ATL
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Jalen JohnsonSF
22.5
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG
20.8
Trae YoungPG
19.3
CJ McCollumPG
18.7
Kristaps PorziņģisC
17.1

Team Grades

Both teams' own season-to-date production, ranked against the rest of the league -- Core Four, Four Factors, and Net Efficiency, computed from real box scores (regular season only).

Ranked all 30 teams
LAC
112.45
26th / 30
Points
ATL
116.83
18th / 30
LAC
41.68
25th / 30
Rebounds
ATL
41.48
26th / 30
LAC
24.00
27th / 30
Assists
ATL
30.39
1st / 30
LAC
97.51
28th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
ATL
101.02
10th / 30
LAC
54.43%
16th / 30
eFG%
Effective Field Goal Percentage(FG + 0.5 x 3P) / FGA. Weights a made 3 as worth 1.5 made 2s, since it's worth one more point.
ATL
55.87%
7th / 30
LAC
13.39%
26th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
ATL
12.57%
16th / 30
LAC
23.80%
22nd / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
ATL
22.20%
26th / 30
LAC
.285
14th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
ATL
.253
26th / 30
LAC
115.33
20th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
ATL
115.65
19th / 30
LAC
120.55
24th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
ATL
114.58
10th / 30
LAC
-5.22
23rd / 30
Net Rating
Net RatingOffensive Rating minus Defensive Rating -- point differential per 100 possessions, the single best metric for evaluating a team's true strength.
ATL
+1.08
15th / 30

Efficiency and Scoring per 100 possessions

Season-to-date shooting, rebounding, and ballhandling per 100 possessions.

"Team" is each team's own production. "Opponent" is what they allowed their opponent to average. Both ranked against all 30 teams.

Team
46.99%16th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
48.14%10th/30
12.9120th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.6012th/30
36.3618th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
37.0213th/30
35.51%16th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.74%10th/30
27.8817th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.7913th/30
50.4420th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
51.0518th/30
55.27%14th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.41%6th/30
20.848th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
17.2626th/30
24.7118th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
22.3026th/30
84.34%1st/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.41%20th/30
10.1623rd/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
9.5626th/30
32.5813th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.5124th/30
8.7611th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
9.476th/30
4.7117th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.1611th/30
15.1022nd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.0712th/30
20.469th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.368th/30
Opponent
47.49%21st/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.44%11th/30
15.4329th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
12.447th/30
39.5325th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.6314th/30
39.03%29th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
33.96%6th/30
27.789th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.7918th/30
51.4613th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.1715th/30
53.99%11th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.20%19th/30
18.699th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
19.6717th/30
23.316th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.5811th/30
80.20%25th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
80.04%24th/30
11.5618th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.4027th/30
32.5416th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.4923rd/30
9.8828th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.9121st/30
4.349th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.268th/30
13.0123rd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
15.544th/30
20.6511th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.455th/30
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