⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- Steal
Brendan Haywood stole it from Mike Bibby
Q4 1:34 · WSH 92-100 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Caron Butler flagrant foul type 1 (Marvin Williams draws the foul)
Q3 5:28 · WSH 68-73 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 1:31 · WSH 77-87 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses technical free throw
Q1 10:29 · WSH 2-2 ATL
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 5:28 · WSH 68-73 ATL
- Turnover
Mike Bibby lost ball
Q4 1:34 · WSH 92-100 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
