⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 25 from three- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 50
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:52 · WSH 9-0 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Markieff Morris traveling
Q4 2:44 · WSH 91-85 ATL
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q4 2:35 · WSH 91-85 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 7:39 · WSH 59-53 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Millsap technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:24 · WSH 43-30 ATL
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:44 · WSH 89-82 ATL
- Turnover
Kent Bazemore turnover
Q4 2:35 · WSH 91-85 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 13 | Assists | 22 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
