⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 23 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 0:45 · CHI 23-16 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 7:13 · CHI 40-27 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 4:54 · CHI 50-29 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford Bad Pass. Stolen by Stacey Augmon.
Q4 1:17 · CHI 85-81 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q4 10:33 · CHI 79-70 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamal Crawford.
Q4 4:07 · CHI 83-76 NO
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Bad Pass
Q4 1:36 · CHI 85-81 NO
- Missed FT
Stacey Augmon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:57 · CHI 85-82 NO
📊The numbers
| CHI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
