⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 8 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, 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
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 23
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:18 · WSH 29-34 ATL
- Steal
John Wall stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 1:07 · WSH 85-93 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:05 · WSH 85-93 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 0:29 · WSH 19-32 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q2 1:31 · WSH 42-47 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball
Q4 1:07 · WSH 85-93 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
