⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
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 3 down to 5 up
Q2 8:53 · WSH 40-35 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 0:37 · WSH 64-51 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 4:18 · WSH 82-85 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q4 6:08 · WSH 105-127 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q4 1:59 · WSH 111-139 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
