⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of eleven from three- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 42
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 dragged them back level
Q1 3:13 · CHA 22-22 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:21 · CHA 86-87 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Byron Mullens and Trevor Booker
Q2 11:15 · CHA 28-28 WSH
- Turnover
Tyrus Thomas bad pass
Q4 2:17 · CHA 94-98 WSH
- Goaltend
Byron Mullens defensive goaltending
Q4 0:41 · CHA 99-102 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 7:37 · CHA 11-18 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 2:41 · CHA 44-53 WSH
- Steal
JaVale McGee stole it from Tyrus Thomas
Q4 2:17 · CHA 94-98 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
JaVale McGee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CHA 99-102 WSH
- Missed FT
JaVale McGee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CHA 99-102 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
