⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NO 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 Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 24
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 1:40 · WSH 30-19 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:19 · WSH 90-84 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
P.J. Brown misses technical free throw
Q2 7:07 · WSH 41-30 NO
📊The numbers
| WSH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
