⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+3Q124-25
-9Q218-28
-5Q321-25
-1Q426-25
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of fifteen from three- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their eighteen
Key battles
13%Three-point accuracy50%
13Free throws made29
13Points off turnovers8
2Threes made4
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
