⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 37 from three- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 56
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:30 · WSH 95-98 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Garrison Mathews misses technical free throw
Q4 9:56 · WSH 83-91 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:51 · WSH 37-42 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 7:50 · WSH 39-50 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Cody Zeller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:56 · WSH 83-91 CHA
- Missed FT
Miles Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · WSH 104-112 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
