⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 32 from three
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:45 · WSH 8-0 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 2:25 · WSH 56-53 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 0:02 · WSH 83-79 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kristaps Porzingis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:46 · WSH 30-23 CHA
- Turnover
Deni Avdija out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:16 · WSH 101-96 CHA
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · WSH 101-96 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 6:10 · WSH 46-49 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses technical free throw
Q1 2:46 · WSH 30-23 CHA
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:38 · WSH 101-96 CHA
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:38 · WSH 101-96 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 13 | Blocks | 5 |
