⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better 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, 31 free throws to their thirteen- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 50
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 8:19 · WSH 47-68 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Derrick Rose technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:20 · WSH 25-36 CHI
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
