⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 22
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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:25 · WSH 15-25 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 9:56 · WSH 25-35 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
