⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 2:40 · CHI 27-24 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:07 · CHI 68-69 WSH
- Steal
Thaddeus Young stole it from Bradley Beal
Q4 0:43 · CHI 99-102 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Daniel Gafford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:59 · CHI 56-64 WSH
- Flagrant
Denzel Valentine flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:06 · CHI 68-69 WSH
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:29 · CHI 91-99 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 10:17 · CHI 31-39 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 7:06 · CHI 68-77 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alex Len misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:14 · CHI 97-102 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
Q4 0:43 · CHI 99-102 WSH
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CHI 101-102 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHI | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
