⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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 third 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
Made seventeen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 34 from three
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 72
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:24 · WSH 17-11 CHI
- Lead
Bradley Beal hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 1:55 · WSH 114-112 CHI
- Go-ahead
Kyle Kuzma hit a 29-foot three jumper, Bradley Beal with the assist
Q4 0:04 · WSH 119-117 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:00 · WSH 108-105 CHI
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 3:16 · WSH 108-105 CHI
- Turnover
Anthony Gill steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:53 · WSH 116-115 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 5:45 · WSH 47-43 CHI
- Go-ahead
Zach LaVine hit a 27-foot three jumper, DeMar DeRozan with the assist
Q4 1:43 · WSH 114-115 CHI
- Winner
DeMar DeRozan hit a threeer, Coby White with the assist
Q4 0:00 · WSH 119-120 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine lost ball turnover
Q4 3:22 · WSH 108-105 CHI
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:08 · WSH 112-109 CHI
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 17 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
