⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️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 22- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 33
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 23-11 off them
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:52 · WSH 12-0 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 2:12 · WSH 27-11 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas offensive foul (Brevin Knight draws the foul)
Q4 0:57 · WSH 105-97 CHA
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas turnover
Q4 0:57 · WSH 105-97 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:20 · WSH 105-97 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
