⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
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
They went cold, four of eighteen from three- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 3:41 · WSH 44-55 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:31 · WSH 63-63 CHA
- Steal
Antawn Jamison with the steal
Q4 0:00 · WSH 95-93 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andray Blatche lost ball
Q4 1:20 · WSH 91-87 CHA
- Turnover
Dominic McGuire bad pass
Q4 1:13 · WSH 91-87 CHA
- Turnover
Mike James bad pass
Q4 0:29 · WSH 93-91 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:09 · WSH 24-31 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 9:34 · WSH 27-45 CHA
- Steal
D.J. Augustin stole it from Mike James
Q4 0:29 · WSH 93-91 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin bad pass
Q4 1:08 · WSH 91-87 CHA
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:06 · WSH 94-93 CHA
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor turnover
Q4 0:00 · WSH 95-93 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
