⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 50
A 17-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 3 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 9:40 · WSH 11-4 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 3:30 · WSH 26-14 ATL
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a 21-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · WSH 103-101 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
Q4 3:15 · WSH 94-89 ATL
- Missed FT
Otto Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · WSH 98-93 ATL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:43 · WSH 99-96 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:22 · WSH 94-91 ATL
- Ties it
Mike Muscala hit a 27-foot three jumper, Dennis Schroder with the assist
Q4 0:14 · WSH 101-101 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jeff Teague flagrant foul type 1 (Bradley Beal draws the foul)
Q2 3:50 · WSH 44-31 ATL
- Technical
Jeff Teague technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:03 · WSH 65-55 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
