⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
0Q125-21
-5Q217-20
+7Q327-17
+4Q417-15
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
Key battles
3Threes made1
25%Three-point accuracy17%
15Free throws made10
14Steals10
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
