⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the third quarter
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 5 down to 4 up
Q2 3:09 · CHI 53-49 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q3 8:47 · CHI 75-58 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 11:07 · CHI 30-35 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 9:30 · CHI 89-79 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
