⏱️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
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32
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 took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 0:05 · CHI 34-29 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · CHI 88-81 BOS
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · CHI 92-85 BOS
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · CHI 92-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:39 · CHI 24-29 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Delonte West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · CHI 88-81 BOS
- Missed FT
Delonte West misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:51 · CHI 88-81 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 0:12 · CHI 95-87 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
