Though Washington led for a large portion of this game, the Hawks were able to rally on multiple occasions and eventually took the lead for good in a decisive 4th quarter in which the Hawks outscored the visiting Wiz 35 to 23.
Overall, the Hawks thoroughly outplayed the Wizards from a team standpoint as they logged more offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, made three-pointers and made field goals.
Despite the Hawks’ statistical superiority, this game’s outcome was very much in the balance coming out of halftime, as the Wizards were clutching onto a two-point advantage going into the 3rd quarter.