⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of nineteen from three- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:58 · CHI 23-17 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 1:39 · CHI 32-20 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:43 · CHI 98-94 UTAH
- Missed FT
Andres Nocioni missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · CHI 98-94 UTAH
- Missed FT
Luol Deng missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · CHI 98-96 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur 3 second
Q4 3:42 · CHI 89-86 UTAH
- Missed FT
Jarron Collins missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:01 · CHI 97-94 UTAH
📊The numbers
| CHI | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
