⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 31 from three- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 24
- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 2:48 · CHA 57-41 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q4 9:12 · CHA 90-69 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyrus Thomas technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:00 · CHA 23-26 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:08 · CHA 17-24 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 1:30 · CHA 70-63 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Crawford misses technical free throw
Q1 0:00 · CHA 23-26 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
