⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fifteen- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 44 from three
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 36
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 11:01 · ATL 13-2 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:29 · ATL 33-25 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Garrison Mathews misses technical free throw
Q4 8:02 · ATL 94-97 WSH
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:36 · ATL 100-106 WSH
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 4:13 · ATL 101-108 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul
Q4 8:02 · ATL 94-97 WSH
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 4:56 · ATL 100-106 WSH
- Missed FT
Corey Kispert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · ATL 119-120 WSH
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 21 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
