⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their ten- Made no threes to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:22 · LAC 8-2 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 4:13 · LAC 79-77 CHI
- Winner
Elton Brand made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Rick Brunson.
Q4 0:24 · LAC 81-80 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zeljko Rebraca missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:13 · LAC 72-77 CHI
- Missed FT
Bobby Simmons missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:58 · LAC 72-77 CHI
- Missed FT
Bobby Simmons missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:58 · LAC 72-77 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 0:00 · LAC 68-73 CHI
- Go-ahead
Ben Gordon made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Othella Harrington.
Q4 1:28 · LAC 79-80 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddy Curry Offensive Foul. His 6th Personal Foul.
Q4 4:30 · LAC 70-77 CHI
- Turnover
Eddy Curry Turnover
Q4 4:30 · LAC 70-77 CHI
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich Lost Ball. Stolen by Bobby Simmons.
Q4 0:00 · LAC 83-80 CHI
📊The numbers
| LAC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 0 | Threes made | 8 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
