⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their nine- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q1 2:36 · MIN 21-32 CHI
- Winner
Ben Gordon made layup.
Q4 2:10 · MIN 81-82 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler Turnover
Q4 2:40 · MIN 81-80 CHI
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 0:52 · MIN 81-82 CHI
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · MIN 81-82 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
