⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 30
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 7 down to 2 up
Q2 6:09 · CHI 42-40 DAL
- Steal
Luol Deng stole it from Devin Harris
Q4 2:01 · CHI 91-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darius Songaila misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · CHI 94-97 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Adrian Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · CHI 91-92 DAL
- Turnover
Devin Harris bad pass
Q4 2:01 · CHI 91-95 DAL
- Missed FT
DeSagana Diop misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · CHI 94-97 DAL
📊The numbers
| CHI | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
