⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 7:20 · HOU 37-30 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 11:04 · HOU 62-41 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · HOU 93-88 CHI
- Turnover
Shane Battier bad pass
Q4 0:02 · HOU 101-97 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Steal
Luol Deng stole it from Shane Battier
Q4 0:02 · HOU 101-97 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
