⏱️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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 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 nine threes to their one- A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the second quarter
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 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 1:10 · ATL 85-98 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Solomon Jones flagrant foul type 1 (Antonio Daniels draws the foul)
Q3 9:00 · ATL 40-54 WSH
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses technical free throw
Q4 9:37 · ATL 65-77 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 4:54 · ATL 13-18 WSH
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q2 5:09 · ATL 35-51 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 5:31 · ATL 69-90 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 9:00 · ATL 40-54 WSH
- Technical
Antonio Daniels technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:37 · ATL 65-77 WSH
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 1 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
