⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bulls 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 3:31 · CHI 64-70 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Othella Harrington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:18 · CHI 86-93 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 2:25 · CHI 37-46 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 0:13 · CHI 40-54 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis offensive foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)
Q4 1:23 · CHI 87-95 OKC
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis bad pass
Q4 0:52 · CHI 91-97 OKC
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour turnover
Q4 0:39 · CHI 94-99 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHI | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
