⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 20 points behind 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, 25 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their thirteen- Made three threes to their nine
- Went cold from three, three of 21
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 8:06 · CHA 15-10 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:35 · CHA 23-16 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 4:05 · CHA 97-92 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Douglas-Roberts bad pass
Q4 2:50 · CHA 93-92 WSH
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · CHA 97-92 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 6:45 · CHA 37-40 WSH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q2 4:01 · CHA 44-59 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat bad pass
Q4 4:56 · CHA 88-90 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:33 · CHA 93-92 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
