⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 28- Won the second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to five
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
- Made five threes to their fourteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:52 · WSH 26-27 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 7:39 · WSH 70-67 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:19 · WSH 102-98 CHA
- Turnover
John Wall lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · WSH 108-104 CHA
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · WSH 108-106 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 9:45 · WSH 56-66 CHA
- Steal
Nicolas Batum stole it from John Wall
Q4 0:14 · WSH 108-104 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cody Zeller lost ball turnover
Q4 3:57 · WSH 101-96 CHA
- Missed FT
Cody Zeller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:33 · WSH 102-99 CHA
- Missed FT
Cody Zeller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · WSH 102-99 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
