⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 30-22 off them- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 7:54 · WSH 21-7 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Khris Middleton offensive foul
Q4 1:26 · WSH 103-97 BKN
- Turnover
Khris Middleton turnover
Q4 1:26 · WSH 103-97 BKN
- Turnover
Jordan Poole lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · WSH 103-97 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:24 · WSH 67-66 BKN
- Steal
Keon Johnson stole it from Jordan Poole
Q4 0:18 · WSH 103-97 BKN
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Nic Claxton defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:57 · WSH 96-95 BKN
- Turnover
Trendon Watford lost ball turnover
Q4 4:10 · WSH 96-97 BKN
- Turnover
Trendon Watford out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:49 · WSH 98-97 BKN
📊The numbers
| WSH | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 16 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
