⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 24-15 off them
- Went cold from three, fourteen of 44
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 3:52 · WSH 93-79 CHA
- Go-ahead
Alexandre Sarr hit a tip shot
Q4 0:15 · WSH 109-108 CHA
- Winner
Jordan Poole hit a 27-foot three step back jumper, Malcolm Brogdon with the assist
Q4 0:08 · WSH 112-110 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlton Carrington turnover
Q4 2:10 · WSH 107-106 CHA
- Missed FT
Justin Champagnie misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · WSH 113-110 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 11:38 · WSH 96-96 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 8:02 · WSH 100-106 CHA
- Go-ahead
Mark Williams hit a 2-foot alley oop dunk shot, LaMelo Ball with the assist
Q4 0:12 · WSH 109-110 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · WSH 107-108 CHA
- Missed FT
Josh Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · WSH 107-108 CHA
- Turnover
Moussa Diabate lost ball turnover
Q4 0:22 · WSH 107-108 CHA
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
