NBA: Wizards dominate the third quarter and beat the Bulls in Chicago
The Washington Wizards scored 40 points and allowed just 20 in the third quarter to come back and beat the Chicago Bulls 124-120 at the United Center. Trae Young had 24 points and 9 assists, while C. Wilson had 30 points and 14 rebounds for the Bulls.
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O terceiro quarto decidiu o jogo no United Center. O Washington Wizards marcou 40 pontos e cedeu apenas 20 no período, virou uma partida que estava perdendo e construiu a vantagem que sustentou o 124 a 120 sobre o Chicago Bulls, na noite deste sábado, 24, pela temporada regular da NBA 2026-2027.
O primeiro quarto foi equilibrado e terminou com vantagem mínima de Washington, 28 a 27. O Bulls reagiu antes do intervalo: fez 35 pontos contra 29 e foi para o vestiário na frente. A virada veio na volta, quando o time visitante impôs ritmo defensivo e transformou o placar. No último período o Bulls ainda tentou reagir, vencendo por 38 a 27, mas a diferença acumulada não foi revertida.
Os números coletivos ajudam a explicar o resultado. O Wizards acertou 45 de 95 arremessos de quadra (47%), contra 39 de 92 (42%) do adversário, ganhou o duelo nos rebotes por 49 a 44 — 12 deles ofensivos — e dominou os tocos, 7 a 1. O Bulls foi melhor nos lances livres (93% contra 86%) e nos roubos de bola (10 a 5), mas nenhum dos dois times esteve preciso de três: 30% para os visitantes, 28% para os donos da casa.
Individualmente, Trae Young foi o principal pontuador do Wizards, com 24 pontos e 9 assistências em 34 minutos. Kyshawn George somou 22 pontos e 9 rebotes, e Anthony Davis acrescentou 19 pontos e 6 rebotes. Pelo Bulls, C. Wilson fez o melhor jogo da noite: 30 pontos, 14 rebotes e um duplo-duplo em 38 minutos. Matas Buzelis anotou 21 pontos e Norman Powell fechou com 18.
A leitura que fica é simples: a superioridade do Wizards nos rebotes e no aproveitamento de quadra foi suficiente para neutralizar a noite individual de Wilson.
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