⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eight
They went cold, eight of 43 from three
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the third quarter
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 20-11 off them
Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their twelve
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:32 · WSH 8-2 CHA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q3 0:59 · WSH 94-86 CHA
- Steal
Bilal Coulibaly stole it from Cody Martin
Q4 0:26 · WSH 121-114 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Poole bad pass
Q4 3:59 · WSH 107-100 CHA
- Missed FT
Alexandre Sarr misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · WSH 121-114 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Miles Bridges bad pass
Q4 4:22 · WSH 105-98 CHA
- Turnover
Cody Martin out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:12 · WSH 110-102 CHA
- Turnover
Cody Martin bad pass
Q4 0:26 · WSH 121-114 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 17 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 33 | Assists | 30 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |








