⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
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 Wizards won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Ties it
Joe Johnson hit a 27-foot three jumper
Q4 2:34 · ATL 85-85 WSH
- Lead
Josh Smith hit a driving layup, Anthony Johnson with the assist
OT 4:43 · ATL 89-87 WSH
- Lead
Josh Smith hit a 25-foot three jumper, Joe Johnson with the assist
OT 3:28 · ATL 92-89 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball
Q4 0:47 · ATL 87-85 WSH
- Turnover
Joe Johnson backcourt
Q4 0:39 · ATL 87-87 WSH
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 1:17 · ATL 93-94 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 2:28 · ATL 17-23 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 5:22 · ATL 82-85 WSH
- Lead
Caron Butler hit a 28-foot three jumper
Q4 2:58 · ATL 82-85 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler bad pass
Q4 4:30 · ATL 82-78 WSH
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison bad pass
Q4 1:49 · ATL 86-85 WSH
- Missed FT
Andray Blatche misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:06 · ATL 92-89 WSH
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
