⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NO 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 Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made no threes to their nine
They shot well above their usual, nine of fifteen from three
Key battles
📊The numbers
| WSH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 0 | Threes made | 9 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |








