⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 33 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 40-point deficit to 27 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 40-point deficit to 27
Q4 5:54 · CHI 79-106 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Fizer Technical Foul
Q2 7:16 · CHI 29-45 DAL
- Technical
Donyell Marshall Technical Foul
Q3 5:41 · CHI 49-79 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 2:03 · CHI 20-34 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 33
Q3 11:15 · CHI 43-76 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 40
Q4 11:19 · CHI 64-104 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Finley missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 5:41 · CHI 49-79 DAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 11 |
