⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:03 · WSH 23-25 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 7:30 · WSH 39-33 ATL
- Ties it
DeShawn Stevenson hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 1:20 · WSH 86-86 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison lost ball
Q4 2:39 · WSH 82-82 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Ties it
Marvin Williams hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:01 · WSH 84-84 ATL
- Lead
Joe Johnson hit a 3-foot jumper, Josh Smith with the assist
Q4 1:36 · WSH 84-86 ATL
- Winner
Josh Smith hit a three jumper, Joe Johnson with the assist
Q4 1:01 · WSH 86-89 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marvin Williams bad pass
Q4 4:31 · WSH 78-81 ATL
- Turnover
Anthony Johnson traveling
Q4 3:57 · WSH 80-81 ATL
- Turnover
Anthony Johnson traveling
Q4 2:38 · WSH 82-82 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 14 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
