⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 29-12 off them
- A 17-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 24 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 52
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 27
Q4 2:32 · ATL 87-114 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 24
Q1 4:43 · ATL 15-39 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q2 4:07 · ATL 28-57 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 38
Q4 9:06 · ATL 70-108 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 11 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 18 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
