⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their no- Shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 23
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 16-6 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 9:41 · WSH 62-56 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 2:36 · WSH 100-99 ATL
- Go-ahead
Michael Jordan made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:17 · WSH 100-99 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Simmons Double Technical Foul. Shareef Abdur-Rahim gains possession.
Q1 6:41 · WSH 5-8 ATL
- Turnover
Larry Hughes Offensive Foul
Q4 1:34 · WSH 98-99 ATL
- Turnover
Larry Hughes Foul
Q4 1:34 · WSH 98-99 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 1:44 · WSH 72-78 ATL
- Winner
Ira Newble made Dunk.
Q4 0:08 · WSH 100-101 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry Lost Ball. Stolen by Larry Hughes.
Q4 1:47 · WSH 96-99 ATL
- Flagrant
Dion Glover Flagrant Foul Type 2
Q4 1:44 · WSH 96-99 ATL
- Turnover
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Lost Ball
Q4 0:31 · WSH 98-99 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 0 | Threes made | 9 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
