⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:57 · OKC 83-83 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 4:05 · OKC 97-95 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damien Wilkins offensive foul (P.J. Brown draws the foul)
Q4 0:45 · OKC 97-102 CHI
- Turnover
Damien Wilkins turnover
Q4 0:45 · OKC 97-102 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q2 0:42 · OKC 56-65 CHI
- Ties it
Luol Deng hit a layup
Q4 3:00 · OKC 97-97 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 3:00 · OKC 97-103 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luol Deng bad pass
Q4 3:46 · OKC 92-95 CHI
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · OKC 97-102 CHI
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
