⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 26- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 3:24 · CHI 70-67 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:39 · CHI 85-90 LAC
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
Q4 1:07 · CHI 85-93 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 2:19 · CHI 44-50 LAC
- Steal
Chris Kaman stole it from Ben Gordon
Q4 1:07 · CHI 85-93 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:09 · CHI 60-62 LAC
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley bad pass
Q4 4:09 · CHI 82-86 LAC
📊The numbers
| CHI | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 71% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
