⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 0:15 · CHI 25-16 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 8:41 · CHI 66-65 HOU
- Ties it
Ben Gordon hit a 20-foot jumper, Chris Duhon with the assist
Q4 1:53 · CHI 77-77 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- Winner
Tracy McGrady hit a 22-foot jumper
Q4 1:19 · CHI 77-79 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Dikembe Mutombo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:50 · CHI 48-48 HOU
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · CHI 77-79 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
