⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run dragged them back level 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:30 · CHA 26-18 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 11:14 · CHA 60-48 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 2:14 · CHA 82-71 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyrus Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:19 · CHA 47-43 WSH
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses technical free throw
Q4 10:55 · CHA 80-71 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:58 · CHA 66-66 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Andray Blatche technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:10 · CHA 79-71 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
