โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ ATL better than we expected
โผ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 11
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 3:11 ยท ATL 81-86 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kent Bazemore and Bradley Beal
Q1 0:51 ยท ATL 21-30 WSH
- Technical
Double technical foul - Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jason Smith
Q1 0:51 ยท ATL 21-30 WSH
- Turnover
Taurean Prince bad pass
Q4 3:49 ยท ATL 97-104 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 5:07 ยท ATL 42-57 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 1:04 ยท ATL 46-68 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 16 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |