⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
0Q119-19
-1Q216-16
+1Q317-17
0Q418-16
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 1 point better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of sixteen from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 22-11 off them
Key battles
30%Three-point accuracy13%
14Steals6
12Turnovers24
22Points off turnovers11
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 30% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 74 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
