⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made 25 threes to their eighteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 1:44 · WSH 37-35 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q4 4:27 · WSH 107-126 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 6:13 · WSH 19-31 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:00 · WSH 37-44 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 0:27 · WSH 56-70 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 18 | Threes made | 25 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
