⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their no- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 30
- A 16-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 25 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 37
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 4:52 · CHI 29-14 PHI
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 25
Q3 10:30 · CHI 75-50 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 31-point lead to 39
Q4 4:09 · CHI 117-78 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q2 0:20 · CHI 55-45 PHI
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses technical free throw
Q3 0:01 · CHI 94-60 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q2 3:16 · CHI 55-46 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 7 | Threes made | 0 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
