⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q2 10:45 · HOU 43-29 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 0:03 · HOU 59-43 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q4 7:31 · HOU 97-77 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Juwan Howard Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 9:22 · HOU 6-5 CHI
- Technical
Bob Sura Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 5:00 · HOU 66-53 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 3:00 · HOU 49-43 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
