⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower 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, 20 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 19-11 off them
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 dragged them back level
Q2 9:39 · WSH 36-36 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:03 · WSH 64-66 CHI
- Winner
Kyle Kuzma hit a 28-foot threeer
Q4 0:06 · WSH 100-97 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deni Avdija traveling
Q4 1:57 · WSH 97-94 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 4:52 · WSH 18-20 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 3:57 · WSH 44-57 CHI
- Ties it
Zach LaVine hit a 29-foot three shot, Alex Caruso with the assist
Q4 0:30 · WSH 97-97 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover
Q4 4:59 · WSH 93-90 CHI
- Turnover
Zach LaVine out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:45 · WSH 97-94 CHI
📊The numbers
| WSH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
