⏱️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. 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 22- They shot well above their usual, six of twelve from three
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 10:08 · ATL 27-14 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 6:16 · ATL 37-16 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 8:38 · ATL 55-41 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q3 1:00 · ATL 65-58 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:54 · ATL 45-36 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
