⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower 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, 7 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, seven of 29 from three- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 25-7 off them
- Won the second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to nine
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 1 down to 9 up
Q1 5:29 · WSH 20-11 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 1:30 · WSH 33-21 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 5:58 · WSH 99-93 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ian Mahinmi misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:35 · WSH 99-93 ATL
- Turnover
Ian Mahinmi offensive foul
Q4 1:14 · WSH 104-97 ATL
- Turnover
Ian Mahinmi turnover
Q4 1:14 · WSH 104-97 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:13 · WSH 53-49 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alex Len lost ball turnover
Q4 4:09 · WSH 96-93 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
