⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 32-13 off them- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 47
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 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:16 · WSH 62-63 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 6:13 · WSH 89-83 BKN
- Winner
John Wall hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 1:22 · WSH 92-90 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:41 · WSH 90-85 BKN
- Turnover
John Wall lost ball
Q4 2:41 · WSH 90-88 BKN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:53 · WSH 90-88 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 9:12 · WSH 77-79 BKN
- Steal
Kris Humphries stole it from John Wall
Q4 2:41 · WSH 90-88 BKN
- Ties it
Kris Humphries hit a 1-foot two point shot, Jordan Farmar with the assist
Q4 1:44 · WSH 90-90 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar lost ball
Q4 2:23 · WSH 90-88 BKN
- Turnover
Damion James lost ball
Q4 1:06 · WSH 92-90 BKN
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar lost ball
Q4 0:33 · WSH 94-90 BKN
📊The numbers
| WSH | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
