⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
+1Q133-32
+4Q234-28
+7Q339-30
+2Q428-26
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 28 from three
- Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 26
- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 66
Key battles
14Fast break points2
43%Three-point accuracy21%
13Threes made6
35Free throws made20
🏀Good 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 stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 9:45 · ATL 117-96 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Xavier Cooks flagrant foul type 1
Q2 8:40 · ATL 40-43 WSH
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
