⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 26
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 7:28 · CHA 14-14 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:36 · CHA 50-58 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 5:58 · CHA 68-66 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist traveling
Q4 4:05 · CHA 95-96 WSH
- Missed FT
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CHA 105-100 WSH
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · CHA 106-103 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:38 · CHA 25-31 WSH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q2 8:37 · CHA 34-50 WSH
- Go-ahead
Bradley Beal hit a layup, John Wall with the assist
Q4 2:36 · CHA 97-98 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Otto Porter Jr. steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:00 · CHA 97-96 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
Q4 2:02 · CHA 99-98 WSH
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · CHA 106-104 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
