⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 26-7 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 2
- A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q2 9:21 · CHI 39-21 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30
Q3 7:43 · CHI 75-45 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 39
Q4 1:23 · CHI 115-76 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Raymond Felton flagrant foul type 1 (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)
Q3 5:00 · CHI 73-45 CHA
📊The numbers
| CHI | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
