⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
-5Q121-23
0Q226-23
+3Q324-22
+14Q431-17
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36
Key battles
47%Three-point accuracy22%
7Threes made2
17Offensive rebounds7
7Fast break points10
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 5:26 · CHI 37-41 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:00 · CHI 40-41 NY
📊The numbers
| CHI | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
