⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 26 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 29, and outscored them 32-16 off them- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 6
- A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:50 · WSH 21-12 CHA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24
Q3 9:55 · WSH 71-47 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Nazr Mohammed technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:30 · WSH 61-47 CHA
- Technical
Nazr Mohammed technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 8:30 · WSH 61-47 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 29 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
