⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 10:00 · WSH 10-4 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 4:31 · WSH 22-10 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:47 · WSH 85-88 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q3 8:48 · WSH 55-61 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · WSH 99-101 CHI
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
