⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first 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 Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 32-18 off them- A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:41 · WSH 10-0 LAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22
Q1 9:25 · WSH 25-3 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 0:18 · WSH 90-80 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:22 · WSH 95-90 LAC
- Turnover
Etan Thomas 3 second
Q4 2:56 · WSH 100-92 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:37 · WSH 70-63 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:43 · WSH 74-73 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Quentin Richardson Traveling
Q4 4:05 · WSH 96-90 LAC
- Turnover
Elton Brand Offensive Goaltending
Q4 3:08 · WSH 100-92 LAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 26 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
