⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 48
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 6:48 · WSH 39-24 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:38 · WSH 78-78 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Poole misses technical free throw
Q3 1:54 · WSH 64-69 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 4:24 · WSH 41-36 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q3 8:40 · WSH 56-61 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Davis Bertans technical foul
Q3 1:54 · WSH 64-69 CHA
- Missed FT
Grant Williams misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:54 · WSH 98-90 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
