⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 42
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 26 from three
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 1:05 · ATL 67-62 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 8:17 · ATL 80-71 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 2:01 · ATL 98-79 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 9:20 · ATL 40-42 WSH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4
Q4 10:59 · ATL 100-96 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Davis Bertans misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:36 · ATL 115-109 WSH
- Turnover
Rui Hachimura traveling
Q4 1:14 · ATL 123-120 WSH
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
