⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 38 from three- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 12
- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 6:42 · WSH 24-11 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q3 5:16 · WSH 86-82 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 0:35 · WSH 99-92 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jordan Poole and Zaccharie Risacher
Q2 0:02 · WSH 57-65 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 5:34 · WSH 24-19 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Garrison Mathews flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:30 · WSH 55-65 ATL
- Technical
Quin Snyder technical foul
Q3 11:31 · WSH 59-65 ATL
- Missed FT
Jalen Johnson misses technical free throw
Q4 11:47 · WSH 93-92 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
