⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 0:00 · WSH 31-23 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 10:49 · WSH 60-46 ATL
- Lead
Trevor Booker hit a layup
Q4 2:47 · WSH 92-90 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nene misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:58 · WSH 90-86 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:23 · WSH 78-74 ATL
- Winner
Joe Johnson hit a 27-foot three jumper, Kirk Hinrich with the assist
Q4 0:46 · WSH 92-93 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses technical free throw
Q3 0:31 · WSH 78-65 ATL
- Missed FT
Ivan Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:56 · WSH 87-84 ATL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:23 · WSH 92-90 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 13 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
