⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 2:23 · CHA 26-21 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 1:24 · CHA 71-63 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 8:15 · CHA 79-65 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Keith Bogans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:21 · CHA 48-51 CHI
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:47 · CHA 82-74 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 10:03 · CHA 48-57 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon misses technical free throw
Q3 9:21 · CHA 48-51 CHI
- Turnover
Luol Deng bad pass
Q4 3:31 · CHA 82-74 CHI
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:06 · CHA 84-76 CHI
📊The numbers
| CHA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 11 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 11 |
