⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- Steal
Joe Johnson stole it from Kirk Hinrich
Q4 2:27 · ATL 83-88 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:30 · ATL 23-28 CHI
- Turnover
Al Harrington turnover
Q4 2:16 · ATL 83-88 CHI
- Missed FT
Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · ATL 83-90 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 8:37 · ATL 7-17 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Allen lost ball
Q4 3:24 · ATL 79-86 CHI
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich bad pass
Q4 2:27 · ATL 83-88 CHI
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · ATL 84-90 CHI
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
