⏱️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
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 48 free throws to their 30- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 19-7 off them
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up 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
- Winner
Ben Gordon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:47 · CHI 92-91 SAC
- Ties it
Ben Gordon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:47 · CHI 91-91 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Othella Harrington Lost Ball. Stolen by Chris Webber.
Q4 3:35 · CHI 88-89 SAC
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:08 · CHI 99-95 SAC
- Missed FT
Luol Deng missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · CHI 102-98 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q3 10:07 · CHI 56-60 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Lost Ball. Stolen by Kirk Hinrich.
Q4 4:11 · CHI 88-89 SAC
- Turnover
Brad Miller Offensive Foul. His 6th Personal Foul.
Q4 0:39 · CHI 102-98 SAC
- Turnover
Brad Miller Turnover
Q4 0:39 · CHI 102-98 SAC
📊The numbers
| CHI | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
