⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 10 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
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 28
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:49 · CHI 71-73 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q4 6:07 · CHI 91-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:54 · CHI 94-90 BOS
- Turnover
Luol Deng lost ball
Q4 1:17 · CHI 94-92 BOS
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 0:42 · CHI 96-92 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 10:41 · CHI 1-10 BOS
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from Luol Deng
Q4 1:17 · CHI 94-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Delonte West bad pass
Q4 4:09 · CHI 88-86 BOS
- Turnover
Tony Allen offensive foul (Kirk Hinrich draws the foul)
Q4 1:15 · CHI 94-92 BOS
- Turnover
Tony Allen turnover
Q4 1:15 · CHI 94-92 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
