⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty- Went cold from three, twelve of 44
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:59 · CHI 66-70 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 5:53 · CHI 114-110 WSH
- Go-ahead
Coby White hit a two point shot
Q4 0:57 · CHI 119-118 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:29 · CHI 5-12 WSH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q2 8:33 · CHI 49-65 WSH
- Go-ahead
Bilal Coulibaly hit a driving layup, Alex Sarr with the assist
Q4 0:37 · CHI 119-120 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cam Whitmore offensive foul
Q4 3:54 · CHI 112-110 WSH
- Turnover
Cam Whitmore turnover
Q4 3:54 · CHI 112-110 WSH
- Turnover
Kyshawn George out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:01 · CHI 121-120 WSH
📊The numbers
| CHI | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 33 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
