⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fifteen from three- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the second quarter
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 20
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 2:48 · CHI 57-48 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 10:08 · CHI 93-73 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 9:48 · CHI 2-14 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:51 · CHI 61-58 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 8:17 · CHI 95-84 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Larry Hughes Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 7:50 · CHI 30-35 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHI | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
