⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 32- A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:52 · CHI 10-2 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 0:07 · CHI 36-28 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 0:01 · CHI 63-49 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Antonio Davis Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q3 4:05 · CHI 69-63 OKC
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:21 · CHI 84-92 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 3:48 · CHI 19-24 OKC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up
Q3 5:37 · CHI 69-74 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels Offensive Foul. His 5th Personal Foul.
Q4 1:44 · CHI 89-94 OKC
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels Turnover
Q4 1:44 · CHI 89-94 OKC
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:59 · CHI 91-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHI | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
