⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 35 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:45 · ATL 11-0 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 4:56 · ATL 49-37 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 8:56 · ATL 70-51 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 10:00 · ATL 89-76 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
