⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 8:42 · LAL 15-8 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 8:32 · LAL 86-80 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:44 · LAL 92-86 CHI
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:35 · LAL 93-89 CHI
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · LAL 99-92 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:00 · LAL 49-55 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 2:51 · LAL 92-86 CHI
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:54 · LAL 93-88 CHI
- Turnover
Scottie Pippen Bad Pass
Q4 1:04 · LAL 96-89 CHI
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
