⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 5:56 · HOU 73-68 CHI
- Lead
Cuttino Mobley made 21 ft Jumper.
OT 3:29 · HOU 100-98 CHI
- Go-ahead
Terence Morris made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
OT 0:12 · HOU 105-104 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelvin Cato Bad Pass. Stolen by Charles Oakley.
Q4 1:46 · HOU 93-92 CHI
- Turnover
Walt Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Charles Oakley.
OT 2:41 · HOU 100-100 CHI
- Turnover
24 second
OT 2:09 · HOU 100-100 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Lead
Jalen Rose made 20 ft Jumper.
OT 1:54 · HOU 100-102 CHI
- Lead
Trenton Hassell made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Rose.
OT 0:40 · HOU 102-104 CHI
- Lead
Jalen Rose made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charles Oakley.
2OT 0:48 · HOU 110-112 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
OT 1:06 · HOU 102-102 CHI
- Turnover
Marcus Fizer Offensive Foul
2OT 3:51 · HOU 108-106 CHI
- Turnover
Marcus Fizer Foul
2OT 3:51 · HOU 108-106 CHI
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
