⏱️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
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 40
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 7 down to 2 up
Q1 8:48 · CHI 13-11 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:37 · CHI 23-13 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 1:28 · CHI 37-21 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:36 · CHI 4-11 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul. Francis's 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 2:59 · CHI 23-17 ORL
- Technical
Stacey Augmon Technical Foul. Augmon's 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 10:30 · CHI 91-62 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHI | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
