⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 31
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21 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.

Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Carlos Arroyo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:58 · ORL 57-83 CHI

Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:39 · ORL 7-15 CHI
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q2 8:47 · ORL 23-44 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 0:01 · ORL 48-76 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q4 6:58 · ORL 57-83 CHI
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 12 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |









