⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their nine- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q2 2:58 · WSH 50-64 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 0:01 · WSH 58-67 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 9:14 · WSH 69-75 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Bradley Beal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:57 · WSH 47-61 CHA
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q3 6:43 · WSH 69-83 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 0:00 · WSH 28-41 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q2 9:34 · WSH 34-53 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Michael Carter-Williams flagrant foul type 1
Q2 11:05 · WSH 26-39 CHA
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:43 · WSH 69-83 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 0 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 21 | Blocks | 18 |
