⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of fourteen from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kendall Gill Lost Ball. Stolen by Devean George.
Q4 3:34 · CHI 74-78 LAL
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford Lost Ball. Stolen by Gary Payton.
Q4 2:39 · CHI 74-80 LAL
- Turnover
Antonio Davis Lost Ball. Stolen by Karl Malone.
Q4 1:37 · CHI 74-82 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Devean George Technical Foul
Q1 0:13 · CHI 22-19 LAL
- Turnover
Gary Payton Lost Ball. Stolen by Jamal Crawford.
Q4 2:24 · CHI 74-80 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Antonio Davis.
Q4 0:52 · CHI 77-82 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
