⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41
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 took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 5:50 · WSH 71-69 CHI
- Go-ahead
Larry Hughes made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Michael Jordan.
Q4 0:18 · WSH 95-94 CHI
- Winner
Jerry Stackhouse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · WSH 96-95 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Christian Laettner Offensive Foul
Q4 3:43 · WSH 89-90 CHI
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:05 · WSH 91-92 CHI
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:05 · WSH 91-92 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 11:41 · WSH 82-82 CHI
- Go-ahead
Jamal Crawford made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:35 · WSH 93-94 CHI
- Ties it
Jalen Rose made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · WSH 95-95 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donyell Marshall missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:22 · WSH 89-88 CHI
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:56 · WSH 89-89 CHI
- Missed FT
Jalen Rose missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · WSH 95-94 CHI
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
