⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-9Q117-21
-2Q223-22
-4Q324-23
-9Q425-31
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
6Fast break points14
3Blocks7
21Points off turnovers14
20Free throws made27
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
