⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Spurs 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.

Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 0:46 · SA 46-45 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 3:33 · SA 93-96 CHI
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Lost Ball. Stolen by Chris Duhon.
Q4 2:31 · SA 93-96 CHI
- Turnover
Robert Horry Bad Pass. Stolen by Ben Gordon.
Q4 0:16 · SA 96-104 CHI

Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:51 · SA 17-25 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler 3 second
Q4 4:48 · SA 91-94 CHI
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · SA 96-102 CHI
📊The numbers
| SA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |









