⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 36- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 41
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 7:40 · WSH 56-49 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 11:06 · WSH 76-71 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 5:55 · WSH 123-118 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Thomas Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:46 · WSH 123-123 CHI
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 2:15 · WSH 124-123 CHI
- Turnover
Rui Hachimura bad pass
Q4 0:03 · WSH 130-133 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 7:02 · WSH 82-89 CHI
- Go-ahead
Thaddeus Young hit a layup
Q4 2:06 · WSH 124-125 CHI
- Go-ahead
Zach LaVine hit a 18-foot jumper, Coby White with the assist
Q4 1:35 · WSH 126-127 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Daniel Gafford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:42 · WSH 34-32 CHI
- Missed FT
Coby White misses technical free throw
Q2 4:39 · WSH 56-53 CHI
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young lost ball turnover
Q4 2:30 · WSH 124-123 CHI
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 34 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
