⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 2:40 · CHI 30-14 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 6:56 · CHI 45-27 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 8:47 · CHI 37-27 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 5:28 · CHI 90-72 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
