⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 8:57 · CHI 11-6 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 10:38 · CHI 83-64 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Keith Bogans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:07 · CHI 62-53 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:05 · CHI 47-46 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Yi Jianlian technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:17 · CHI 7-6 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHI | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 14 |









