⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
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
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:56 · WSH 8-0 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:58 · WSH 55-57 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andray Blatche bad pass
Q4 3:32 · WSH 80-81 CHI
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison lost ball
Q4 1:31 · WSH 80-86 CHI
- Technical
Antawn Jamison technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:27 · WSH 80-88 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 1:22 · WSH 27-22 CHI
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q2 2:41 · WSH 40-49 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q4 3:54 · WSH 80-91 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · WSH 80-84 CHI
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
