⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 39 from three- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:45 · CHA 35-38 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 2:49 · CHA 63-58 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:33 · CHA 96-91 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses technical free throw
Q2 9:45 · CHA 36-38 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
