⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 13 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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21- A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:31 · CHI 58-62 OKC
- Go-ahead
Jamal Crawford made 16 ft Jumper.
OT 2:02 · CHI 92-91 OKC
- Ties it
Eddy Curry made Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 1:29 · CHI 93-93 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donyell Marshall missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:20 · CHI 33-25 OKC
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 4:16 · CHI 89-87 OKC
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 1:29 · CHI 93-93 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q2 3:31 · CHI 40-47 OKC
- Go-ahead
Rashard Lewis made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vladimir Radmanovic.
OT 2:59 · CHI 90-91 OKC
- Lead
Brent Barry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 1:47 · CHI 92-93 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:20 · CHI 79-80 OKC
- Turnover
Ray Allen Lost Ball. Stolen by Eddie Robinson.
OT 4:18 · CHI 89-87 OKC
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 1:07 · CHI 93-93 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHI | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
