⏱️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
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 33- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 22
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 13-point lead to 22
Q3 4:55 · WSH 87-65 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Justin Champagnie technical foul
Q3 3:28 · WSH 87-65 BKN
- Flagrant
Alex Sarr flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:45 · WSH 105-85 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 9:38 · WSH 46-37 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 11:17 · WSH 67-58 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 9:51 · WSH 103-83 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
