⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 23
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 3 down to 6 up
Q3 5:26 · CHI 56-50 NO
- Ties it
Jamal Crawford made Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Q4 2:08 · CHI 82-82 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:15 · CHI 76-77 NO
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford Lost Ball. Stolen by Darrell Armstrong.
Q4 1:25 · CHI 82-85 NO
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich Lost Ball. Stolen by David Wesley.
Q4 0:48 · CHI 82-87 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Ties it
Darrell Armstrong made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
Q4 2:56 · CHI 80-80 NO
- Lead
Baron Davis made Layup. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Q4 2:29 · CHI 80-82 NO
- Winner
Baron Davis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Q4 1:38 · CHI 82-85 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:13 · CHI 82-87 NO
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:54 · CHI 82-87 NO
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:54 · CHI 82-87 NO
📊The numbers
| CHI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 11 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
