⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 27 from three- A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:24 · WSH 18-11 NO
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up
Q2 9:22 · WSH 49-32 NO
- Winner
Gilbert Arenas made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Blake.
OT 2:01 · WSH 105-102 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jared Jeffries missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:15 · WSH 95-96 NO
- Turnover
Jarvis Hayes Bad Pass. Stolen by Darrell Armstrong.
OT 4:52 · WSH 96-96 NO
- Missed FT
Jared Jeffries missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 0:20 · WSH 109-106 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:13 · WSH 91-90 NO
- Lead
Darrell Armstrong made Dunk.
OT 4:48 · WSH 96-98 NO
- Go-ahead
Jamal Mashburn made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
OT 4:13 · WSH 99-100 NO
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 4:24 · WSH 91-90 NO
- Turnover
Jamaal Magloire Lost Ball. Stolen by Kwame Brown.
Q4 2:32 · WSH 95-96 NO
- Turnover
Baron Davis Lost Ball. Stolen by Jared Jeffries.
OT 2:19 · WSH 102-102 NO
📊The numbers
| WSH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
