⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 11:26 · NY 62-52 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shandon Anderson Bad Pass. Stolen by Kirk Hinrich.
Q4 4:15 · NY 86-90 CHI
- Missed FT
Shandon Anderson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:57 · NY 89-94 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 3:58 · NY 46-51 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich Offensive Foul
Q4 1:57 · NY 91-96 CHI
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich Foul
Q4 1:57 · NY 91-96 CHI
- Turnover
Corie Blount 3 second
Q4 0:55 · NY 94-98 CHI
📊The numbers
| NY | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 0 |
