⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 28-19 off them
- A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 12-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 19 in the fourth 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q1 9:46 · WSH 18-2 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q1 6:17 · WSH 31-8 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q1 3:06 · WSH 43-14 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q2 7:04 · WSH 59-46 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 19
Q4 4:27 · WSH 132-113 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Johnson technical foul
Q4 7:22 · WSH 123-95 ATL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 19 | Threes made | 15 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 33 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
