⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
- Could not get to the line, 31 free throws to their 41
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:57 · CHI 9-2 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 2:31 · CHI 29-23 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 11:07 · CHI 70-44 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 3:42 · CHI 19-23 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q3 0:00 · CHI 92-71 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 3:23 · CHI 106-91 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
