โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ WSH better than we expected
โผ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 10:52 ยท WSH 12-0 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 6:16 ยท WSH 92-78 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 11:34 ยท WSH 47-58 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:50 ยท WSH 86-78 CHI
- Turnover
Antonio Davis Offensive Foul
Q4 4:22 ยท WSH 86-78 CHI
- Turnover
Antonio Davis Foul
Q4 4:22 ยท WSH 86-78 CHI
๐The numbers
| WSH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |









