⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 32 from three- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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
- Steal
Cody Zeller stole it from John Wall
Q4 2:49 · CHA 95-103 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:36 · CHA 45-57 WSH
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:48 · CHA 80-94 WSH
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:36 · CHA 99-107 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 10:15 · CHA 8-11 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 7:41 · CHA 35-43 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q4 10:22 · CHA 77-93 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 2:49 · CHA 95-103 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
