⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 28
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 11:14 · LAC 39-29 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell misses technical free throw
Q1 6:24 · LAC 10-12 CHI
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell misses technical free throw
Q1 6:24 · LAC 10-12 CHI
- Turnover
Sam Cassell bad pass
Q4 5:00 · LAC 81-87 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q2 1:17 · LAC 50-55 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Kirk Hinrich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:24 · LAC 10-12 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Gordon turnover
Q4 2:33 · LAC 85-93 CHI
📊The numbers
| LAC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 7% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
