Chicago Bulls – Washington Wizards · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 18 December 2019

CHI110–109WAS

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It was more exciting than 89% of NBA games since 2017

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↑ WAS winsCHI wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when WAS leads and falls when CHI does.

This is how the game was decided.

Lauri Markkanen decided it, the Chicago Bulls player with the most points (31, with 9 rebounds and 1 assists; +17 with him on the floor). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Washington Wizards 109-110 Chicago Bulls (December 18, 2019) was hit by Wendell Carter Jr.: a layup with 9.1 s left in overtime, putting the Chicago Bulls up 110-109. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Washington Wizards 109-110 Chicago Bulls (December 18, 2019) was a 12-0 run by the Chicago Bulls in the fourth quarter (from 3:33 to 5.5 s), from 84-96 to 96-96. The Washington Wizards' best was a 8-0 run in the first quarter (from 6:00 to 4:17), from 10-16 to 18-16.

What were the keys of the last Washington Wizards vs Chicago Bulls game?

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Play: Wendell Carter Jr. makes 2-foot two point shot (Zach LaVine assists).

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Wendell Carter Jr. decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 9.1 seconds left in overtime 1, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 4 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Carter decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

18 December 2019 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401161051:765; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · CHI

LaVine · Carter · Satoransky · Arcidiacono · Harrison

Closing lineup · WAS

Beal · Bertans · Thomas · Pasečņiks · Smith

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CHI

Zach LaVine

44′ · +9

Wendell Carter Jr.

39′ · +3

Lauri Markkanen

37′ · +17

Kris Dunn

35′ · +4

Tomas Satoransky

34′ · +6

Thaddeus Young

20′ · -12

Coby White

18′ · -9

Daniel Gafford

11′ · -6

Denzel Valentine

8′ · -6

Ryan Arcidiacono

14′ · -2

Shaquille Harrison

6′ · +1

WAS

Bradley Beal

41′ · -11

Davis Bertans

37′ · -6

Isaiah Thomas

31′ · -4

Ian Mahinmi

24′ · -14

Isaac Bonga

20′ · -16

Anžejs Pasečņiks

28′ · +15

Ish Smith

33′ · +13

Troy Brown Jr.

22′ · +5

Admiral Schofield

18′ · +3

Garrison Mathews

12′ · +10

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. CHI and WAS.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Chicago Bulls

Dunn, Markkanen, Carter, Satoransky, and LaVine played 25.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 9 points.
Dunn, Arcidiacono, Markkanen, Carter, and LaVine played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.
Harrison, Markkanen, White, Young, and LaVine played 3.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.

Washington Wizards

Mahinmi, Bonga, Bertans, Thomas, and Beal played 13.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 16 points.
Pasečņiks, Brown, Schofield, Mathews, and Smith played 9.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 13 points.
Mahinmi, Smith, Bertans, Thomas, and Beal played 6.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.

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Chicago Bulls

Valentine, Arcidiacono, Carter, White, and Young played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Valentine, Arcidiacono, White, Gafford, and Young played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Dunn, White, Gafford, Young, and LaVine played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Harrison, Markkanen, Carter, Satoransky, and LaVine played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
White, Gafford, Young, Satoransky, and LaVine played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Valentine, Carter, White, Young, and Satoransky played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Arcidiacono, Markkanen, Carter, Satoransky, and LaVine played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Valentine, Arcidiacono, Carter, Young, and Satoransky played 1.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.

Washington Wizards

Pasečņiks, Bonga, Bertans, Thomas, and Beal played 6.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Pasečņiks, Brown, Schofield, Smith, and Beal played 5.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Pasečņiks, Smith, Bertans, Thomas, and Beal played 3.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Pasečņiks, Brown, Smith, Bertans, and Beal played 2.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Mahinmi, Brown, Smith, Bertans, and Beal played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Schofield, Smith, Bertans, Thomas, and Beal played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Mahinmi, Brown, Schofield, Mathews, and Smith played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Mahinmi, Brown, Mathews, Smith, and Bertans played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Zach LaVine covered 5.26 km, more than anyone in the game.

Bradley Beal touched the ball 106 times, a game high.
Bradley Beal made 72 passes, a game high.
Wendell Carter Jr. defended 12 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 2.
Wendell Carter Jr. had 24 rebound chances, a game high.

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Chicago Bulls

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Zach LaVine	5.26	6.7	64	33
Lauri Markkanen	4.47	6.9	65	41
Wendell Carter Jr.	4.46	6.5	40	25
Tomas Satoransky	4.33	7.0	71	54
Kris Dunn	4.17	6.8	49	35
Thaddeus Young	2.48	6.9	38	25
Coby White	2.27	7.0	27	20
Ryan Arcidiacono	1.87	7.3	23	19
Daniel Gafford	1.50	7.5	5	3
Denzel Valentine	1.08	7.1	11	4
Shaquille Harrison	0.77	7.0	6	6

Washington Wizards

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Bradley Beal	4.71	6.5	106	72
Davis Bertans	4.49	6.9	70	52
Ish Smith	4.22	7.0	62	52
Anžejs Pasečņiks	3.46	7.0	38	28
Isaiah Thomas	3.35	6.1	59

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2019-20 regular season, not this game.

Chicago Bulls

Kris Dunn deflected 3.8 passes per game over his 50 games.
He ranks 4 of 352 in the league.
Ryan Arcidiacono drew 0.34 charges per game over his 56 games.
He ranks 6 of 352 in the league.
Thaddeus Young drew 0.20 charges per game over his 64 games.
He ranks 18 of 352 in the league.

Washington Wizards

Bradley Beal drew 0.23 charges per game over his 57 games.
He ranks 12 of 352 in the league.
Davis Bertans drew 0.19 charges per game over his 54 games.
He ranks 21 of 352 in the league.
Isaac Bonga drew 0.17 charges per game over his 64 games.
He ranks 27 of 352 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Washington Wizards have won 99 of their 218 games against the Chicago Bulls.

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Game context

Attendance

14.987

73.7% of capacity

Capital One Arena · Washington

Scoring

219

combined points

4.6 below the season average (223.6)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

33 calls reviewed2 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Offensive · 01:01.2

Wendell Carter Jr. → Davis Bertans

Carter Jr. (CHI) does not establish a legal screening position in Bertans' (WAS) path and continues to move into his body affecting his ability to defend.

Foul: Personal · 01:52

Isaiah Thomas → Zach LaVine

Thomas (WAS) grabs and pulls LaVine's (CHI) off-arm at the end of the drive and the contact restricts his ability to gather the ball.