⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 10:33 · ATL 13-4 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 11:44 · ATL 38-21 WSH
- Winner
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Alan Henderson.
Q4 0:00 · ATL 91-89 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 4:05 · ATL 49-46 WSH
- Ties it
Michael Jordan made Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:51 · ATL 85-85 WSH
- Ties it
Christian Laettner made Jumper. Assisted by Michael Jordan.
Q4 0:46 · ATL 89-89 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bobby Simmons Out of Bounds
Q4 4:50 · ATL 83-77 WSH
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:55 · ATL 85-81 WSH
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:55 · ATL 85-81 WSH
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
