⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of twenty from three- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 51
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 6:47 · WSH 20-14 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 4:09 · WSH 53-47 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 5:24 · WSH 80-70 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:56 · WSH 41-44 CHA
- Turnover
Garrett Temple offensive foul (Nicolas Batum draws the foul)
Q4 2:41 · WSH 99-96 CHA
- Turnover
Garrett Temple turnover
Q4 2:41 · WSH 99-96 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:13 · WSH 95-92 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 1:30 · WSH 103-98 CHA
- Missed FT
Cody Zeller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · WSH 105-98 CHA
- Turnover
Kemba Walker traveling
Q4 0:29 · WSH 105-99 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
