⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 27-10 off them- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Went cold from three, six of 23
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:45 · CHI 20-14 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:13 · CHI 36-39 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 0:28 · CHI 50-42 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler Double Technical Foul. Dwight Howard gains possession.
Q4 10:48 · CHI 73-62 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 3:45 · CHI 20-26 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Hedo Turkoglu Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 8:00 · CHI 49-42 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:20 · CHI 82-74 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHI | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
