⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:16 · ATL 28-18 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marvin Williams turnover
Q4 4:33 · ATL 77-85 CHI
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · ATL 85-93 CHI
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 1:47 · ATL 86-93 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
Q4 2:12 · ATL 85-93 CHI
- Turnover
Malik Allen bad pass
Q4 1:57 · ATL 86-93 CHI
- Missed FT
Malik Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · ATL 88-95 CHI
📊The numbers
| ATL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
