⏱️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
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 34 from three
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the third quarter
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 9:59 · WSH 32-30 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:40 · WSH 68-69 CHA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 1:31 · WSH 97-86 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall offensive foul (Frank Kaminsky draws the foul)
Q4 3:49 · WSH 104-97 CHA
- Turnover
John Wall turnover
Q4 3:49 · WSH 104-97 CHA
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 3:15 · WSH 104-98 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:33 · WSH 104-97 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |









