⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 16-6 off them- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q1 8:18 · CHA 22-13 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:52 · CHA 52-39 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 36 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
