⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 38
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 11:25 · WSH 12-2 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 7:26 · WSH 102-84 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:30 · WSH 34-29 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
