⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 14 points behind 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 44- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 5:21 · ATL 54-43 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 5:34 · ATL 82-62 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 9:32 · ATL 109-81 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 6:55 · ATL 15-25 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 1:46 · ATL 122-110 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
