⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 40 from three
- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 66
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 cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 4:43 · WSH 49-54 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 1:50 · WSH 89-97 ATL
- Steal
Otto Porter Jr. stole it from Kevin Huerter
Q4 0:49 · WSH 127-134 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 3:59 · WSH 116-122 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:36 · WSH 8-10 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 3:59 · WSH 16-28 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 0:09 · WSH 57-69 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Huerter lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · WSH 127-134 ATL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:04 · WSH 129-137 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 20 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 34 | Assists | 29 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
