⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 47
- A 15-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 42 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 11:04 · CHI 9-1 ORL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 42
Q4 8:03 · CHI 107-65 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 10:52 · CHI 2-1 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHI | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 36 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
