⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 67 rebounds to 36
Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 54
Made six threes to their fourteen
Went cold from three, six of 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:02 · WSH 10-0 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniel Gafford bad pass
Q4 4:35 · WSH 109-107 CHA
- Missed FT
Tyus Jones misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 1:04 · WSH 115-120 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 7:33 · WSH 75-76 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:01 · WSH 99-97 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 7:02 · WSH 109-110 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:46 · WSH 111-113 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 28 |
| 28 | Assists | 31 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |







