⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 24-7 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
Lost the glass, 45 rebounds to 56
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 10:09 · CHA 16-5 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 6:32 · CHA 62-47 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 4:20 · CHA 100-79 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Kelly Oubre Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:21 · CHA 111-98 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q3 0:16 · CHA 107-95 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:21 · CHA 111-106 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:57 · CHA 117-113 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:29 · CHA 117-116 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
Q4 0:35 · CHA 117-116 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |





