⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 31-16 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 3:38 · ATL 93-82 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q4 7:48 · ATL 118-103 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 5:09 · ATL 16-18 WSH
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Christian Laettner.
Q4 3:21 · ATL 121-114 WSH
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:55 · ATL 121-114 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:48 · ATL 4-10 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:43 · ATL 121-114 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Christian Laettner Bad Pass. Stolen by Bob Sura.
Q4 2:45 · ATL 122-114 WSH
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |







