⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 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 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 2:20 · WSH 30-27 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:41 · WSH 64-66 ATL
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up
Q3 3:21 · WSH 81-75 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andre Miller flagrant foul type 1 (Dennis Schroder draws the foul)
Q4 9:55 · WSH 81-75 ATL
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · WSH 99-94 ATL
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:44 · WSH 99-94 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 1:23 · WSH 99-91 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
