⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 41- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 9:49 · CHI 30-22 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q3 2:33 · CHI 66-52 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 9:03 · CHI 75-54 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Donyell Marshall Technical Foul
Q3 8:33 · CHI 45-42 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 2:03 · CHI 18-20 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 3:30 · CHI 32-36 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rodney White Technical Foul
Q4 0:00 · CHI 87-69 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
