⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets 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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 21 from three- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their ten
- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 30
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 24-9 off them
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
- Steal
Yi Jianlian stole it from Stephen Jackson
Q4 1:34 · WSH 83-91 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yi Jianlian lost ball
Q4 0:12 · WSH 85-93 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 9:33 · WSH 47-54 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 6:09 · WSH 78-86 CHA
- Steal
Gerald Wallace stole it from Yi Jianlian
Q4 0:12 · WSH 85-93 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:53 · WSH 83-91 CHA
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson lost ball
Q4 1:34 · WSH 83-91 CHA
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 1:05 · WSH 85-91 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
