⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Timberwolves 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
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni Offensive Foul. Nocioni's 2nd Personal Foul, Chicago's 5th Team Foul.
Q4 0:57 · CHI 94-87 MIN
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni Foul
Q4 0:57 · CHI 94-87 MIN
- Turnover
Ben Gordon Traveling
Q4 0:34 · CHI 94-87 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:58 · CHI 73-68 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Traveling
Q4 2:20 · CHI 90-84 MIN
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
