⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the fourth quarter
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 4:41 · WSH 46-37 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 10:17 · WSH 66-48 ATL
- Steal
John Wall stole it from Shelvin Mack
Q4 0:26 · WSH 102-97 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 0:51 · WSH 102-95 ATL
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · WSH 102-97 ATL
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · WSH 102-97 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 7:11 · WSH 66-59 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:34 · WSH 81-79 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:00 · WSH 106-101 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarre Carroll out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:45 · WSH 90-86 ATL
- Missed FT
Shelvin Mack misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:36 · WSH 95-89 ATL
- Turnover
Shelvin Mack bad pass
Q4 0:26 · WSH 102-97 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
