⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 33
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their nine
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 6 down to 3 up
Q1 4:01 · CHI 24-21 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 0:40 · CHI 38-25 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q3 4:30 · CHI 85-61 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:30 · CHI 0-8 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 20
Q4 2:56 · CHI 107-87 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Mihm Technical Foul
Q2 0:31 · CHI 58-46 BOS
- Technical
Ricky Davis Technical Foul
Q4 8:44 · CHI 94-67 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 33 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
