⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 35-4 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q3 10:30 · NY 47-60 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 6:31 · NY 83-93 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:27 · NY 93-98 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis lost ball
Q4 1:23 · NY 93-98 CHI
- Turnover
David Lee offensive foul (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)
Q4 1:14 · NY 93-100 CHI
- Turnover
David Lee turnover
Q4 1:14 · NY 93-100 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q2 2:12 · NY 32-56 CHI
- Steal
Andres Nocioni stole it from Steve Francis
Q4 1:23 · NY 93-98 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses technical free throw
Q4 0:41 · NY 95-104 CHI
📊The numbers
| NY | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 35 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
