⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 33
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:07 · LAL 21-12 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 10:37 · LAL 63-51 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 5:11 · LAL 93-84 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 0:22 · LAL 29-26 CHI
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:41 · LAL 93-86 CHI
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:10 · LAL 94-87 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:23 · LAL 5-8 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:11 · LAL 70-66 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Chris Mihm.
Q4 4:45 · LAL 87-84 CHI
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:21 · LAL 94-86 CHI
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich Bad Pass. Stolen by Chucky Atkins.
Q4 1:23 · LAL 97-89 CHI
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
