⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of eighteen from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 11:02 · CHI 59-44 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni Offensive Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.
Q4 0:52 · CHI 90-86 MEM
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni Turnover
Q4 0:52 · CHI 90-86 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 9:25 · CHI 81-72 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Watson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:45 · CHI 86-81 MEM
📊The numbers
| CHI | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
