⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their eight- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 23
- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of twenty from three
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q2 0:44 · CHI 59-42 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Andray Blatche technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:39 · CHI 15-8 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHI | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
