⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33- Made three threes to their nine
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 17-7 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:31 · NO 46-49 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:52 · NO 78-78 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dan Dickau missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 10:55 · NO 21-28 CHI
- Missed FT
Junior Harrington missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:16 · NO 78-83 CHI
- Turnover
Junior Harrington Turnover
Q4 1:15 · NO 82-89 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:43 · NO 11-18 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon Bad Pass
Q4 1:04 · NO 82-89 CHI
- Missed FT
Luol Deng missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:45 · NO 85-89 CHI
- Missed FT
Luol Deng missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · NO 87-90 CHI
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
