⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 22-12 off them- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 33
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 5:05 · POR 65-58 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Darius Miles Flagrant Foul Type 1. His 3rd Personal Foul.
Q3 11:42 · POR 45-40 CHI
- Turnover
Theo Ratliff Lost Ball. Stolen by Tyson Chandler.
Q4 4:41 · POR 77-82 CHI
- Turnover
Sebastian Telfair Lost Ball. Stolen by Kirk Hinrich.
Q4 4:00 · POR 77-85 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q4 5:22 · POR 77-91 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
