⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 22 free throws to their twelve
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 40
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
Maurice Evans hit a 27-foot three jumper, Joe Johnson with the assist
Q4 1:53 · ATL 83-83 WSH
- Winner
Marvin Williams hit a 25-foot three jumper, Joe Johnson with the assist
Q4 0:26 · ATL 89-87 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 0:56 · ATL 91-87 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · ATL 80-81 WSH
- Missed FT
Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:30 · ATL 80-81 WSH
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball
Q4 1:22 · ATL 83-85 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:52 · ATL 4-13 WSH
- Go-ahead
Antawn Jamison hit a 9-foot jumper, DeShawn Stevenson with the assist
Q4 2:56 · ATL 80-81 WSH
- Lead
DeShawn Stevenson hit a 16-foot jumper
Q4 1:31 · ATL 83-85 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nick Young lost ball
Q4 4:11 · ATL 76-79 WSH
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:32 · ATL 86-87 WSH
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |







