⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 45
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 11
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 3:57 · CHI 58-45 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 8:08 · CHI 84-66 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q4 9:26 · CHI 121-90 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 23 | Threes made | 18 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 39 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |






