⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth 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
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 22
- A 19-0 run took them from 3 down to 16 up in the fourth quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the third 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 4 down to 6 up
Q1 1:36 · CHA 30-24 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:01 · CHA 74-68 WSH
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 3 down to 16 up
Q4 8:03 · CHA 101-85 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:12 · CHA 66-66 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q3 3:42 · CHA 74-81 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
