⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 21 from three
- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 28
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 24-8 off them
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q4 7:54 · CHI 95-87 WSH
- Winner
Ben Gordon hit a 23-foot three jumper, Andres Nocioni with the assist
Q4 0:54 · CHI 103-101 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni lost ball
Q4 1:23 · CHI 100-97 WSH
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich bad pass
Q4 1:07 · CHI 100-99 WSH
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni offensive foul (4th personal foul)
Q4 0:00 · CHI 103-101 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Steal
Gilbert Arenas stole it from Andres Nocioni
Q4 1:23 · CHI 100-97 WSH
- Steal
Antonio Daniels stole it from Kirk Hinrich
Q4 1:07 · CHI 100-99 WSH
- Go-ahead
Jared Jeffries hit a dunk, Antonio Daniels with the assist
Q4 1:01 · CHI 100-101 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:40 · CHI 100-97 WSH
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries offensive foul (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)
Q4 0:00 · CHI 103-101 WSH
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries turnover
Q4 0:00 · CHI 103-101 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHI | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
