{"id":25313,"date":"2025-05-11T13:52:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T13:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/25313\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T13:52:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T13:52:22","slug":"wizards-youth-trampled-by-bulls-in-teams-penultimate-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/25313\/","title":{"rendered":"Wizards\u2019 youth trampled by Bulls in team\u2019s penultimate game"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a \u201cmust lose\u201d game on the schedule, the Washington Wizards<\/a> took the court against the Chicago Bulls with only eight players available, the oldest and most experienced of whom was 23-year-old Justin Champagnie.<\/p>\n

Champagnie entered the game with just 1,813 career minutes spread over four seasons \u2014 with 1,263 coming this season. He was on a two-way contract until about a month ago.<\/p>\n

Washington\u2019s starting lineup consisted of:<\/p>\n

Bub Carrington \u2014 19 years old
\nAJ Johnson \u2014 20 years old
\nAlex Sarr \u2014 19 years old
\nJustin Champagnie \u2014 23 years old
\nKyshawn George \u2014 21 years old<\/p>\n

By the way, Champagnie was the oldest player available for the Wizards last night \u2014 their bench consisted of Colby Jones (22), JT Thor (22), and Tristan Vukcevic (22). For those not keeping score at home, Washington\u2019s average age against the Bulls was 21-years-old.<\/p>\n

The Bulls \u2014 who began the night with an outside chance of moving from ninth to eighth in the Eastern Conference standings \u2014 deployed a more veteran lineup that included Nikola Vucevic, Coby White, and Kevin Huerter. As would be expected, Chicago rolled to a comfortable 30-point victory, even though the outcome became meaningless before the final buzzer.<\/p>\n

The Eastern Conference playoffs picture is locked. Chicago face the Miami Heat in the 9-10 play-in game, the winner of which will face the loser of the Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks<\/a> 7-8 contest.<\/p>\n

Bright Spots and Observations<\/p>\n

Justin Champagnie played another good game \u2014 22 points on 15 shots, 14 rebounds, 3 steals. He committed three turnovers, which dragged down his overall offensive efficiency, but it was still a good night overall.
\nBub Carrington was decent \u2014 18 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists. His shooting was okay (7-15 from the floor; 2-6 from three), but four turnovers pushed his offensive rating to a subpar 106 (-8.6 relative to league average).
\nTristan Vukcevic made a few shots, which was nice. His defense and rebounding was largely absent \u2014 just 3 boards in 26 minutes for the big man.
\nKyshawn George was okay in his 24 minutes. He was the only Wizards player with an offensive rating (points produced per possession x 100) above league average. He left the game early after turning his ankle.
\nWashington\u2019s 88 offensive rating was their fourth worst offensive performance of the season.
\nThe Wizards are now guaranteed one of the two worst records in the league.
\nChicago won by 30 despite shooting just 31.7% from three.<\/p>\n

For some reason, we watched the Monumental broadcast on Playback last night. It was as bad as I remembered. For anyone who might be wondering, yes Drew Gooden\u2019s \u201cstat\u201d that Vukcevic entered the night scoring 1.3 points ever two minutes this season was bizarre and meaningless. <\/p>\n

The Wizards close out their season Sunday afternoon against the Miami Heat.<\/p>\n

Four Factors<\/p>\n

Below are the four factors that decide wins and losses in basketball \u2014 shooting (efg), rebounding (offensive rebounds), ball handling (turnovers), fouling (free throws made).<\/p>\n

The four factors are measured by:<\/p>\n

eFG% (effective field goal percentage, which accounts for the three-point shot)
\nOREB% (offensive rebound percentage)
\nTOV% (turnover percentage \u2014 turnovers divided by possessions)
\nFTM\/FGA (free throws made divided by field goal attempts)<\/p>\n

In the table below are the four factors using the percentages and rates traditionally presented. There\u2019s also a column showing league average in each of the categories to give a sense of each team\u2019s performance relative to the rest of the league this season.<\/p>\n

Four Factors: Wizards at Bulls<\/p>\n

\ufeffFOUR FACTORS<\/p>\n

WIZARDS<\/p>\n

BULLS<\/p>\n

LGAVG<\/p>\n

\ufeffFOUR FACTORS<\/p>\n

WIZARDS<\/p>\n

BULLS<\/p>\n

LGAVG<\/p>\n

eFG%<\/p>\n

44.0%<\/p>\n

53.2%<\/p>\n

54.3%<\/p>\n

OREB%<\/p>\n

16.3%<\/p>\n

28.3%<\/p>\n

25.2%<\/p>\n

TOV%<\/p>\n

15.8%<\/p>\n

11.8%<\/p>\n

12.7%<\/p>\n

FTM\/FGA<\/p>\n

0.099<\/p>\n

0.215<\/p>\n

0.190<\/p>\n

PACE<\/p>\n

101<\/p>\n

98.8<\/p>\n

ORTG<\/p>\n

88<\/p>\n

117<\/p>\n

114.6<\/p>\n

Stats & Metrics<\/p>\n

Below are a few performance metrics. PPA is my overall production metric, which credits players for things they do that help a team win (scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defending) and dings them for things that hurt (missed shots, turnovers, bad defense, fouls).<\/p>\n

PPA<\/a> is a per possession metric designed for larger data sets. In small sample sizes, the numbers can get weird. In PPA, 100 is average, higher is better and replacement level is 45. For a single game, replacement level isn\u2019t much use, and I reiterate the caution about small samples sometimes producing weird results.<\/p>\n

POSS is the number of possessions each player was on the floor in this game.<\/p>\n

ORTG = offensive rating, which is points produced per individual possessions x 100. League average last season was 114.8. Points produced is not the same as points scored. It includes the value of assists and offensive rebounds, as well as sharing credit when receiving an assist.<\/p>\n

USG = offensive usage rate. Average is 20%.<\/p>\n

ORTG and USG are versions of stats created by former Wizards assistant coach Dean Oliver and modified by me. ORTG is an efficiency measure that accounts for the value of shooting, offensive rebounds, assists and turnovers. USG includes shooting from the floor and free throw line, offensive rebounds, assists and turnovers.<\/p>\n

+PTS = \u201cPlus Points\u201d is a measure of the points gained or lost by each player based on their efficiency in this game compared to league average efficiency on the same number of possessions. A player with an offensive rating (points produced per possession x 100) of 100 who uses 20 possessions would produce 20 points. If the league average efficiency is 114, the league \u2014 on average \u2014 would produced 22.8 points in the same 20 possessions. So, the player in this hypothetical would have a +PTS score of -2.8.<\/p>\n

Players are sorted by total production in the game.<\/p>\n

Stats & Metrics: Wizards<\/p>\n

\ufeffWIZARDS<\/p>\n

MIN<\/p>\n

POSS<\/p>\n

ORTG<\/p>\n

USG<\/p>\n

+PTS<\/p>\n

PPA<\/p>\n

+\/-<\/p>\n

\ufeffWIZARDS<\/p>\n

MIN<\/p>\n

POSS<\/p>\n

ORTG<\/p>\n

USG<\/p>\n

+PTS<\/p>\n

PPA<\/p>\n

+\/-<\/p>\n

Justin Champagnie<\/p>\n

38<\/p>\n

81<\/p>\n

114<\/p>\n

20.6%<\/p>\n

-0.1<\/p>\n

171<\/p>\n

-18<\/p>\n

Bub Carrington<\/p>\n

35<\/p>\n

74<\/p>\n

106<\/p>\n

26.3%<\/p>\n

-1.8<\/p>\n

125<\/p>\n

-18<\/p>\n

Tristan Vukcevic<\/p>\n

26<\/p>\n

55<\/p>\n

113<\/p>\n

25.1%<\/p>\n

-0.2<\/p>\n

112<\/p>\n

-16<\/p>\n

Kyshawn George<\/p>\n

24<\/p>\n

51<\/p>\n

118<\/p>\n

16.6%<\/p>\n

0.3<\/p>\n

100<\/p>\n

-21<\/p>\n

Colby Jones<\/p>\n

32<\/p>\n

68<\/p>\n

83<\/p>\n

10.9%<\/p>\n

-2.3<\/p>\n

42<\/p>\n

-14<\/p>\n

JT Thor<\/p>\n

24<\/p>\n

51<\/p>\n

59<\/p>\n

10.3%<\/p>\n

-3.0<\/p>\n

-25<\/p>\n

-10<\/p>\n

Alex Sarr<\/p>\n

26<\/p>\n

55<\/p>\n

45<\/p>\n

27.9%<\/p>\n

-10.7<\/p>\n

-105<\/p>\n

-19<\/p>\n

AJ Johnson<\/p>\n

34<\/p>\n

72<\/p>\n

53<\/p>\n

20.3%<\/p>\n

-9.0<\/p>\n

-88<\/p>\n

-34<\/p>\n

Stats & Metrics: Bulls<\/p>\n

\ufeffBULLS<\/p>\n

MIN<\/p>\n

POSS<\/p>\n

ORTG<\/p>\n

USG<\/p>\n

+PTS<\/p>\n

PPA<\/p>\n

+\/-<\/p>\n

\ufeffBULLS<\/p>\n

MIN<\/p>\n

POSS<\/p>\n

ORTG<\/p>\n

USG<\/p>\n

+PTS<\/p>\n

PPA<\/p>\n

+\/-<\/p>\n

Julian Phillips<\/p>\n

28<\/p>\n

59<\/p>\n

178<\/p>\n

19.8%<\/p>\n

7.4<\/p>\n

395<\/p>\n

25<\/p>\n

Nikola Vucevic<\/p>\n

28<\/p>\n

60<\/p>\n

119<\/p>\n

24.7%<\/p>\n

0.6<\/p>\n

264<\/p>\n

23<\/p>\n

Matas Buzelis<\/p>\n

32<\/p>\n

67<\/p>\n

126<\/p>\n

22.6%<\/p>\n

1.7<\/p>\n

216<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

Coby White<\/p>\n

28<\/p>\n

59<\/p>\n

122<\/p>\n

21.3%<\/p>\n

1.0<\/p>\n

230<\/p>\n

30<\/p>\n

Zach Collins<\/p>\n

20<\/p>\n

42<\/p>\n

107<\/p>\n

21.0%<\/p>\n

-0.7<\/p>\n

131<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Jahmir Young<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

285<\/p>\n

17.0%<\/p>\n

1.7<\/p>\n

884<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Kevin Huerter<\/p>\n

31<\/p>\n

65<\/p>\n

86<\/p>\n

15.5%<\/p>\n

-2.9<\/p>\n

66<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

Talen Horton-Tucker<\/p>\n

24<\/p>\n

51<\/p>\n

97<\/p>\n

25.4%<\/p>\n

-2.3<\/p>\n

42<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

Jalen Smith<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

197<\/p>\n

8.3%<\/p>\n

0.6<\/p>\n

208<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

Jevon Carter<\/p>\n

13<\/p>\n

28<\/p>\n

85<\/p>\n

27.0%<\/p>\n

-2.3<\/p>\n

62<\/p>\n

15<\/p>\n

Patrick Williams<\/p>\n

23<\/p>\n

50<\/p>\n

86<\/p>\n

11.4%<\/p>\n

-1.6<\/p>\n

15<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Emanuel Miller<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

0.0%<\/p>\n

0.0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

E.J. Liddell<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

0.0%<\/p>\n

0.0<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

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