⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 46
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:41 · CHI 17-9 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 5:00 · CHI 93-107 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jamal Crawford Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 4:54 · CHI 65-69 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:00 · CHI 32-28 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:59 · CHI 50-55 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 3:41 · CHI 69-84 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 26 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
