⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 31- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8
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 stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 8:45 · WSH 62-41 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses technical free throw
Q3 7:30 · WSH 62-41 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:30 · WSH 62-41 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
