⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 21 from three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 8:41 · LAL 84-77 CHI
- Ties it
Lamar Odom made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:24 · LAL 93-93 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 9:38 · LAL 52-55 CHI
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Offensive Goaltending
Q4 3:25 · LAL 92-88 CHI
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:24 · LAL 93-93 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 10:19 · LAL 52-61 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 3:44 · LAL 92-93 CHI
- Winner
Mike Sweetney made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · LAL 93-94 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 4:09 · LAL 63-67 CHI
- Missed FT
Mike Sweetney missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · LAL 93-93 CHI
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
