⏱️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
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NO 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 Pelicans 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 7:11 · CHI 16-5 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 7:11 · CHI 92-88 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 2:44 · CHI 102-90 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich turnover
Q4 3:50 · CHI 92-90 NO
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich turnover
Q4 3:09 · CHI 92-90 NO
- Turnover
Adrian Griffin 3 second
Q4 1:54 · CHI 94-90 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:15 · CHI 26-23 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 8:37 · CHI 83-88 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West lost ball
Q4 2:14 · CHI 94-90 NO
- Turnover
Devin Brown backcourt
Q4 1:04 · CHI 96-90 NO
📊The numbers
| CHI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
