⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 10 points behind 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Javaris Crittenton bad pass
Q4 4:31 · WSH 84-81 CHA
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:09 · WSH 85-83 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 2:30 · WSH 70-71 CHA
- Winner
Shannon Brown hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 2:42 · WSH 85-88 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 1 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
