⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
0Q123-27
-8Q221-30
+3Q325-24
+11Q431-23
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 24- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their sixteen
Key battles
21Free throws made31
16Turnovers23
3Threes made5
37Assists28
📊The numbers
| CHI | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 37 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
