⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run dragged them back level 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:16 · CHA 30-20 WSH
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up
Q3 9:40 · CHA 72-65 WSH
- Winner
Jeremy Lamb hit a 26-foot three jumper, Nicolas Batum with the assist
Q4 0:51 · CHA 112-111 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 2:56 · CHA 108-106 WSH
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:04 · CHA 108-111 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:08 · CHA 6-12 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:55 · CHA 79-79 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 3:32 · CHA 108-111 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
