⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+11Q133-22
-1Q226-26
+6Q322-16
+3Q429-19
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
24Free throws made9
8Threes made2
42%Three-point accuracy22%
23Assists14
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
