⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 42
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 26
- Went cold from three, one of nine
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 0:00 · WSH 28-27 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 0:17 · WSH 48-38 CHA
- Ties it
Al Thornton hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 0:08 · WSH 82-82 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
JaVale McGee lost ball
Q4 1:52 · WSH 76-79 CHA
- Turnover
Al Thornton offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
OT 4:30 · WSH 82-84 CHA
- Turnover
Al Thornton turnover
OT 4:30 · WSH 82-84 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Steal
Gerald Wallace stole it from JaVale McGee
Q4 1:52 · WSH 76-79 CHA
- Winner
Gerald Wallace hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:45 · WSH 82-83 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
OT 3:06 · WSH 84-95 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyrus Thomas offensive foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul)
Q4 1:37 · WSH 76-79 CHA
- Turnover
Tyrus Thomas turnover
Q4 1:37 · WSH 76-79 CHA
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace bad pass
Q4 0:30 · WSH 76-79 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
