⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better 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, 29 free throws to their sixteen
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 15
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 3:37 · ATL 32-21 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 11:23 · ATL 75-60 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 5:55 · ATL 110-94 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:20 · ATL 110-102 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |






