⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 8:51 · WSH 34-30 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 9:32 · WSH 57-52 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 5:50 · WSH 65-54 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerry Stackhouse Technical Foul
Q4 9:17 · WSH 77-66 ATL
- Turnover
Etan Thomas Bad Pass. Stolen by Boris Diaw.
Q4 3:19 · WSH 87-80 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 5:20 · WSH 39-43 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jacque Vaughn missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 11:15 · WSH 75-64 ATL
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:07 · WSH 87-80 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
