⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 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
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 19-10 off them
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 6:22 · CHI 23-12 HOU
- Lead
Luol Deng hit a 20-foot jumper, Darius Songaila with the assist
Q4 0:46 · CHI 90-88 HOU
- Ties it
Ben Gordon hit a 7-foot two point shot, Kirk Hinrich with the assist
OT 2:20 · CHI 96-96 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- Ties it
Tracy McGrady hit a 17-foot two point shot
Q4 0:02 · CHI 90-90 HOU
- Lead
Tracy McGrady hit a 25-foot three jumper, Rafer Alston with the assist
OT 4:30 · CHI 90-93 HOU
- Winner
Tracy McGrady hit a 6-foot hook shot
OT 2:01 · CHI 96-98 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady offensive foul (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)
Q4 0:33 · CHI 90-88 HOU
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady turnover
Q4 0:33 · CHI 90-88 HOU
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady lost ball
OT 2:38 · CHI 94-96 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
