⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their seventeen- Went cold from three, one of ten
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q1 1:55 · CHA 32-18 WSH
- Go-ahead
Jason Hart made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Emeka Okafor.
Q4 1:31 · CHA 82-81 WSH
- Lead
Jason Hart made driving layup.
Q4 0:58 · CHA 84-82 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Kapono missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 9:32 · CHA 66-64 WSH
- Turnover
Jason Hart Lost Ball. Stolen by Larry Hughes.
Q4 2:58 · CHA 79-77 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Ties it
Gilbert Arenas made 18 ft jumper.
Q4 2:04 · CHA 79-79 WSH
- Lead
Larry Hughes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:36 · CHA 79-80 WSH
- Ties it
Gilbert Arenas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:51 · CHA 84-84 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Larry Hughes Lost Ball. Stolen by Keith Bogans.
Q4 3:16 · CHA 79-77 WSH
- Turnover
Laron Profit Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Hart.
Q4 2:40 · CHA 79-77 WSH
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:06 · CHA 82-81 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
