⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 22- A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the third quarter
Key battles
20Fast break points5
50Points in the paint22
4Offensive rebounds9
5Blocks2
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q3 3:36 · WSH 86-74 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q4 6:43 · WSH 102-86 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Markieff Morris flagrant foul type 1 (Cody Zeller draws the foul)
Q1 11:41 · WSH 0-0 CHA
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:35 · WSH 67-65 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 3:00 · WSH 55-53 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
