⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 31-13 off them- A 18-0 run took them from 15 down to 3 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 15 down to 3 up
Q2 1:19 · ATL 56-53 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 9:32 · ATL 26-28 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 6:58 · ATL 32-39 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 4:05 · ATL 97-94 WSH
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 37 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
