⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
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
- Ties it
Caron Butler hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 1:09 · WSH 98-98 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Songaila turnover
Q4 0:31 · WSH 98-98 ATL
- Missed FT
DeShawn Stevenson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · WSH 98-101 ATL
- Missed FT
DeShawn Stevenson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · WSH 98-101 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:37 · WSH 4-13 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 0:00 · WSH 45-62 ATL
- Winner
Al Horford hit a layup, Marvin Williams with the assist
Q4 0:12 · WSH 98-100 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:16 · WSH 93-98 ATL
- Turnover
Maurice Evans turnover
Q4 0:52 · WSH 98-98 ATL
- Missed FT
Maurice Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · WSH 98-102 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |








