⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 23 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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of eighteen from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 32
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q1 0:01 · WSH 39-22 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q3 5:39 · WSH 62-53 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
