⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️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.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:02 · CHI 79-77 NY
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:02 · CHI 79-77 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 11:03 · CHI 70-73 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Bad Pass. Stolen by Kirk Hinrich.
Q4 2:18 · CHI 79-77 NY
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:53 · CHI 81-77 NY
- Turnover
Anfernee Hardaway Bad Pass
Q4 0:03 · CHI 85-80 NY
📊The numbers
| CHI | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 13 | Blocks | 1 |
