⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Kobe Bryant stole it from Kirk Hinrich
Q4 0:06 · LAL 80-72 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant offensive foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)
Q4 1:14 · LAL 75-70 CHI
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
Q4 1:14 · LAL 75-70 CHI
- Turnover
Smush Parker offensive foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)
Q4 1:02 · LAL 75-70 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:48 · LAL 52-52 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q1 5:01 · LAL 14-12 CHI
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich traveling
Q4 1:12 · LAL 75-70 CHI
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich lost ball
Q4 0:06 · LAL 80-72 CHI
📊The numbers
| LAL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
