⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 1:17 · SA 31-28 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 6:20 · SA 45-34 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bruce Bowen Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 0:11 · SA 106-94 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Eddie Robinson Technical Foul
Q1 7:52 · SA 10-12 CHI
- Technical
Corie Blount Technical Foul
Q2 9:21 · SA 31-30 CHI
- Missed FT
Jalen Rose missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · SA 107-94 CHI
📊The numbers
| SA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
