⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third 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 Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 33-20 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 7:52 · WSH 111-94 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
Q4 2:23 · WSH 114-106 CHA
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 · WSH 116-108 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:20 · WSH 86-83 CHA
- Steal
Bernard Robinson stole it from Gilbert Arenas
Q4 2:23 · WSH 114-106 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:11 · WSH 114-108 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
