⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
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 2 down to 7 up
Q2 2:01 · CHI 47-40 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 7:20 · CHI 82-76 LAL
- Winner
Luol Deng made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Chandler.
Q4 1:47 · CHI 86-84 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:24 · CHI 82-79 LAL
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler Bad Pass
Q4 4:01 · CHI 84-82 LAL
- Turnover
Luol Deng Bad Pass. Stolen by Caron Butler.
Q4 0:23 · CHI 88-84 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Bad Pass
Q4 3:47 · CHI 84-82 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Backcourt
Q4 1:45 · CHI 86-84 LAL
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins Lost Ball. Stolen by Ben Gordon.
Q4 0:01 · CHI 92-86 LAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
