⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their twenty
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:03 · ATL 39-42 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 5:22 · ATL 63-62 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:55 · ATL 89-83 WSH
- Missed FT
Tyronn Lue misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · ATL 94-89 WSH
- Missed FT
Anthony Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · ATL 95-91 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brendan Haywood traveling
Q4 4:52 · ATL 86-79 WSH
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson offensive foul (Josh Smith draws the foul)
Q4 2:41 · ATL 90-83 WSH
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson turnover
Q4 2:41 · ATL 90-83 WSH
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
