⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 36
- Went cold from three, two of ten
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 0:06 · CHA 68-76 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
D.J. Augustin technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 4:37 · CHA 83-91 WSH
- Missed FT
Gerald Henderson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:04 · CHA 88-94 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 4:01 · CHA 36-45 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall traveling
Q4 2:42 · CHA 87-94 WSH
- Turnover
Maurice Evans offensive foul (Gerald Henderson draws the foul)
Q4 1:07 · CHA 88-96 WSH
- Turnover
Maurice Evans turnover
Q4 1:07 · CHA 88-96 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
