⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twelve- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 28
- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 21 from three
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:04 · WSH 30-25 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:19 · WSH 61-66 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q4 5:49 · WSH 101-92 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Spencer Dinwiddie technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:28 · WSH 39-55 NO
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · WSH 103-97 NO
- Missed FT
Montrezl Harrell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · WSH 104-100 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q2 1:58 · WSH 39-58 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devonte' Graham bad pass
Q4 2:36 · WSH 94-92 NO
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas turnover
Q4 2:18 · WSH 96-92 NO
📊The numbers
| WSH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
