⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 31 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eight- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 35-12 off them
- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 35
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 cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 9:23 · CHA 61-74 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 6:37 · CHA 106-124 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 8:33 · CHA 35-43 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 6:41 · CHA 37-53 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 3:01 · CHA 77-96 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Poole flopping technical foul
Q1 8:20 · CHA 11-6 WSH
- Technical
Landry Shamet technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:03 · CHA 81-103 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 18 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
