⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 40- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 10:48 · NO 9-5 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:40 · NO 18-22 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 6:58 · NO 31-45 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 11:49 · NO 77-92 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · NO 106-109 CHI
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · NO 108-110 CHI
📊The numbers
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
