⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 6:27 · CHA 29-21 WSH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q2 5:21 · CHA 64-49 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 0:05 · CHA 99-81 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Collin Sexton flopping technical foul
Q1 1:18 · CHA 35-29 WSH
- Missed FT
Kon Knueppel misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CHA 116-112 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 1:18 · CHA 35-36 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:15 · CHA 105-100 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Bub Carrington technical foul
Q2 5:07 · CHA 52-49 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 19 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 35 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
