⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better 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, 48 free throws to their 31- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:10 · CHA 71-71 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 4:01 · CHA 97-96 WSH
- Turnover
Raymond Felton offensive foul (Gilbert Arenas draws the foul)
Q4 3:23 · CHA 97-98 WSH
- Turnover
Raymond Felton turnover
Q4 3:23 · CHA 97-98 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 5:41 · CHA 14-30 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 4:37 · CHA 97-101 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels bad pass
Q4 4:56 · CHA 95-93 WSH
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:27 · CHA 99-103 WSH
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CHA 107-114 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
