⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the fourth 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 11:22 · CHI 38-23 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 9:21 · CHI 78-74 BKN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q4 4:33 · CHI 95-86 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q3 7:22 · CHI 58-52 BKN
- Missed FT
Corie Blount missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:09 · CHI 83-86 BKN
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:13 · CHI 89-86 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 2:54 · CHI 42-36 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 5:33 · CHI 61-65 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Bad Pass. Stolen by Eddy Curry.
Q4 2:30 · CHI 88-86 BKN
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamal Crawford.
Q4 1:25 · CHI 91-86 BKN
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 0:28 · CHI 93-86 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHI | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
