⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Spurs 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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 10:44 · CHI 32-27 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 4:24 · CHI 15-22 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
