⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andray Blatche traveling
Q4 4:39 · WSH 77-83 CHI
- Missed FT
Andray Blatche misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · WSH 79-83 CHI
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich turnover
Q4 0:54 · WSH 80-83 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q3 9:00 · WSH 58-63 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luol Deng offensive foul (Kirk Hinrich draws the foul)
Q4 2:12 · WSH 79-83 CHI
- Turnover
Luol Deng turnover
Q4 2:12 · WSH 79-83 CHI
- Turnover
Ronnie Brewer turnover
Q4 1:43 · WSH 80-83 CHI
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
