⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 15 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, 11 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, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 4:35 · WSH 83-81 CHI
- Winner
Jarvis Hayes made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:59 · WSH 85-83 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 0:59 · WSH 91-83 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:33 · WSH 81-81 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 9:45 · WSH 71-78 CHI
- Ties it
Eddy Curry made Layup.
Q4 1:52 · WSH 83-83 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich Lost Ball. Stolen by Juan Dixon.
Q4 2:24 · WSH 81-81 CHI
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
