⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 2:33 · CHI 27-20 NY
- Lead
Kirk Hinrich hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 0:46 · CHI 90-88 NY
- Lead
Ben Gordon hit a driving layup
Q4 0:25 · CHI 92-90 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler turnover
Q4 2:45 · CHI 86-82 NY
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich bad pass
Q4 2:00 · CHI 86-84 NY
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich lost ball
OT 2:47 · CHI 96-95 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:42 · CHI 7-13 NY
- Lead
Maurice Taylor hit a 14-foot two point shot
OT 4:07 · CHI 92-94 NY
- Ties it
Jamal Crawford hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 0:04 · CHI 104-104 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor bad pass
OT 4:45 · CHI 92-92 NY
- Turnover
Nate Robinson turnover
OT 2:28 · CHI 96-95 NY
- Turnover
Nate Robinson bad pass
OT 1:15 · CHI 98-97 NY
📊The numbers
| CHI | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
