⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 29-19 off them
- A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 in the second quarter
- Made one threes to their seven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 3:15 · CHI 26-18 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 4:46 · CHI 49-30 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni traveling
Q4 3:55 · CHI 82-83 WSH
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni bad pass
Q4 2:58 · CHI 84-84 WSH
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · CHI 87-93 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q2 0:40 · CHI 52-44 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 8:15 · CHI 53-56 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 2:15 · CHI 64-69 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andray Blatche lost ball
Q4 3:55 · CHI 82-83 WSH
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · CHI 84-85 WSH
- Turnover
Roger Mason turnover
Q4 0:46 · CHI 88-93 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHI | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 74 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
