⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 25
- Won the second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to twelve
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 8 down to 2 up
Q2 0:49 · CHI 53-51 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 3:04 · CHI 72-64 DEN
- Ties it
Kirk Hinrich made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:58 · CHI 97-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donyell Marshall Lost Ball. Stolen by Earl Boykins.
Q4 1:24 · CHI 94-97 DEN
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:58 · CHI 96-97 DEN
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich Bad Pass. Stolen by Jon Barry.
Q4 0:18 · CHI 97-104 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 11:17 · CHI 74-77 DEN
- Winner
Earl Boykins made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jon Barry.
Q4 0:38 · CHI 97-100 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 0:38 · CHI 97-105 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Boykins Bad Pass. Stolen by Jalen Rose.
Q4 1:36 · CHI 94-97 DEN
- Turnover
Earl Boykins Lost Ball. Stolen by Kendall Gill.
Q4 1:23 · CHI 94-97 DEN
- Missed FT
Jon Barry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · CHI 97-104 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 16 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
