⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:47 · BOS 12-9 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Bad Pass
Q4 3:47 · BOS 82-84 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Winner
Ben Gordon made 24 ft three point jumper.
Q4 2:48 · BOS 84-87 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:31 · BOS 82-80 CHI
- Turnover
Chris Duhon Bad Pass
Q4 1:21 · BOS 86-91 CHI
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · BOS 86-92 CHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
