⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 9:22 · WSH 12-7 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 2:11 · WSH 56-52 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:23 · WSH 90-109 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 5:09 · WSH 70-79 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q3 0:46 · WSH 75-92 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 32 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
