⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 27
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 10:12 · CHI 29-24 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 6:18 · CHI 41-26 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford Lost Ball. Stolen by Mike James.
Q4 4:16 · CHI 69-73 BOS
- Turnover
Antonio Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Mike James.
Q4 4:00 · CHI 69-75 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 8:11 · CHI 9-12 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamal Crawford.
Q4 4:20 · CHI 69-73 BOS
- Turnover
Jiri Welsch Lost Ball. Stolen by Jerome Williams.
Q4 3:29 · CHI 69-75 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 1 | Threes made | 9 |
| 6% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
