⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their twelve- Made four threes to their ten
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 9:15 · CHI 10-9 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 9:23 · CHI 42-24 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 11:26 · CHI 84-77 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luol Deng lost ball
Q4 1:40 · CHI 91-88 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 0:54 · CHI 76-77 DEN
- Winner
Earl Watson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Andre Miller with the assist
Q4 0:48 · CHI 91-92 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 1:57 · CHI 91-96 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:25 · CHI 88-86 DEN
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:24 · CHI 91-89 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · CHI 94-97 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
