⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
-16Q115-28
+19Q235-18
-4Q319-19
+9Q427-17
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 36
Key battles
9Blocks1
8Threes made2
5Steals12
13Fast break points6
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 4:16 · CHI 48-42 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
P.J. Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:48 · CHI 84-78 NO
📊The numbers
| CHI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
