⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 41
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 26
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 0:01 · WSH 93-80 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas offensive foul (Darius Songaila draws the foul)
Q4 2:05 · WSH 111-103 CHI
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas turnover
Q4 2:05 · WSH 111-103 CHI
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
Q4 0:33 · WSH 111-110 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 9:45 · WSH 31-36 CHI
- Winner
Andres Nocioni hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:33 · WSH 111-112 CHI
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 up
Q4 2:48 · WSH 111-114 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · WSH 111-103 CHI
- Turnover
Darius Songaila offensive foul (2nd personal foul)
Q4 1:42 · WSH 111-104 CHI
- Turnover
Darius Songaila turnover
Q4 1:42 · WSH 111-104 CHI
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 33 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
