⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 27-13 off them
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 26
- A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 23
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:56 · WSH 15-9 CHA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up
Q1 2:04 · WSH 37-22 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 10:07 · WSH 91-65 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 6:15 · WSH 15-18 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tyrus Thomas flagrant foul type 2 (James Singleton draws the foul)
Q1 0:03 · WSH 29-22 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 12 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
