⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 22
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 1:00 · WSH 57-50 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 2:15 · WSH 77-68 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 4:24 · WSH 91-78 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kevin Seraphin and Jeff Teague
Q4 7:01 · WSH 83-75 ATL
- Turnover
Nenê bad pass
Q4 4:45 · WSH 83-77 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:34 · WSH 31-29 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 4:28 · WSH 37-44 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 8:40 · WSH 9-9 ATL
- Technical
Louis Williams technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:45 · WSH 25-17 ATL
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:05 · WSH 85-77 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
