⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, eight of 42 from three- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 48
- A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, six free throws to their sixteen
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:19 · CHA 20-17 WSH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q3 5:21 · CHA 68-63 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 1:15 · CHA 77-65 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Mason Plumlee technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:29 · CHA 26-31 WSH
- Technical
Terry Rozier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:03 · CHA 49-57 WSH
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball bad pass
Q4 4:51 · CHA 87-81 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Daniel Gafford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:47 · CHA 91-81 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 3 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
