⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 44
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 7:18 · WSH 84-82 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 11:07 · WSH 101-94 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 6:53 · WSH 115-105 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:31 · WSH 48-48 NO
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q2 0:42 · WSH 66-68 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Frank Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:31 · WSH 48-48 NO
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:51 · WSH 113-105 NO
📊The numbers
| WSH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
