⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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 3 down to 6 up
Q3 4:24 · CHI 77-71 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler Bad Pass
Q4 1:23 · CHI 105-98 DEN
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:29 · CHI 109-104 DEN
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:26 · CHI 109-107 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 1:36 · CHI 19-31 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:43 · CHI 102-97 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Offensive Foul. Anthony's 3rd Personal Foul, Denver's 7th Team Foul.
Q4 1:54 · CHI 104-98 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Turnover
Q4 1:54 · CHI 104-98 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
