⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse 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, 72 rebounds to 61- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
- A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 35
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q3 0:52 · WSH 88-82 CHA
- Ties it
John Wall hit a 27-foot three jumper, Marcin Gortat with the assist
OT 2:46 · WSH 99-99 CHA
- Winner
John Wall hit a 25-foot three jumper, Bradley Beal with the assist
2OT 2:21 · WSH 108-105 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall offensive foul (Kemba Walker draws the foul)
Q4 1:13 · WSH 90-91 CHA
- Turnover
John Wall turnover
Q4 1:13 · WSH 90-91 CHA
- Turnover
Drew Gooden bad pass
OT 2:23 · WSH 99-99 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 9:18 · WSH 61-68 CHA
- Lead
Mo Williams hit a 27-foot, Marvin Williams with the assist
Q4 2:58 · WSH 88-91 CHA
- Lead
Mo Williams hit a 26-foot threeer
OT 4:16 · WSH 96-99 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mo Williams bad pass
OT 3:24 · WSH 96-99 CHA
- Turnover
Mo Williams bad pass
OT 2:59 · WSH 96-99 CHA
- Turnover
Mo Williams lost ball turnover
OT 1:04 · WSH 99-99 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 81 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 11 |
