⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 26- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 42
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 3:32 · WSH 86-91 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 6:12 · WSH 18-23 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 11:07 · WSH 97-105 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 7:36 · WSH 102-117 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 36 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
