⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
-2Q122-26
+4Q223-19
-4Q325-30
+9Q425-20
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 36- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 29-12 off them
Key battles
0Blocks5
13Steals4
25%Three-point accuracy11%
29Points off turnovers12
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 26 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
