⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 2- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:09 · POR 74-76 CHI
- Ties it
Brandon Roy hit a driving layup
Q4 2:56 · POR 78-78 CHI
- Ties it
Jarrett Jack hit a 7-foot jumper
Q4 0:32 · POR 82-82 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ime Udoka lost ball
Q4 0:51 · POR 80-80 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 1:24 · POR 16-20 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 1:29 · POR 26-43 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 8:34 · POR 65-76 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich bad pass
Q4 4:24 · POR 72-76 CHI
📊The numbers
| POR | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
