⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their eighteen- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 6
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 3:54 · WSH 26-17 ATL
- Lead
Gilbert Arenas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jared Jeffries.
Q4 1:17 · WSH 95-93 ATL
- Winner
Gilbert Arenas made layup.
Q4 0:34 · WSH 97-95 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Larry Hughes Offensive Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.
Q4 4:05 · WSH 89-87 ATL
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries Bad Pass
Q4 1:20 · WSH 93-93 ATL
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · WSH 101-99 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:08 · WSH 51-48 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 10:51 · WSH 79-82 ATL
- Ties it
Al Harrington made 10 ft two point shot.
Q4 0:50 · WSH 95-95 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Delk Offensive Foul. His 5th Personal Foul.
Q4 2:54 · WSH 91-91 ATL
- Turnover
Tony Delk Turnover
Q4 2:54 · WSH 91-91 ATL
- Turnover
Al Harrington Offensive Foul. His 5th Personal Foul.
Q4 0:19 · WSH 97-95 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
