⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 1:27 · CHI 24-14 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 11:00 · CHI 49-34 SAC
- Steal
Chris Duhon stole it from Brad Miller
Q4 2:36 · CHI 81-73 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · CHI 85-82 SAC
- Turnover
Chris Duhon bad pass
Q4 0:13 · CHI 88-87 SAC
- Turnover
Chris Duhon lost ball
Q4 0:01 · CHI 88-89 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Winner
Kevin Martin hit a 18-foot jumper, Mike Bibby with the assist
Q4 0:06 · CHI 88-89 SAC
- Steal
Shareef Abdur-Rahim stole it from Chris Duhon
Q4 0:01 · CHI 88-89 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest offensive foul (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)
Q4 3:56 · CHI 79-73 SAC
- Turnover
Brad Miller bad pass
Q4 2:36 · CHI 81-73 SAC
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:49 · CHI 85-82 SAC
📊The numbers
| CHI | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
