⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 27 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 33
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q2 6:26 · WSH 48-39 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 11:42 · WSH 65-50 CHI
- Winner
Bradley Beal hit a 3-foot two point shot
Q4 0:07 · WSH 102-100 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 0:33 · WSH 100-98 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:56 · WSH 73-66 CHI
- Ties it
DeMar DeRozan hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:19 · WSH 98-98 CHI
- Ties it
DeMar DeRozan hit a dunk
Q4 0:31 · WSH 100-100 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alex Caruso misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:51 · WSH 98-91 CHI
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
