⏱️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
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 23- Won the second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to ten
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 24
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 8 down to 2 up
Q2 10:47 · CHI 38-36 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 0:38 · CHI 61-51 DEN
- Go-ahead
Ben Gordon hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 0:23 · CHI 107-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:54 · CHI 103-101 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 6:41 · CHI 16-23 DEN
- Go-ahead
Linas Kleiza hit a 24-foot three jumper, Nene Hilario with the assist
Q4 2:04 · CHI 103-104 DEN
- Go-ahead
Allen Iverson hit a driving layup
Q4 0:13 · CHI 107-108 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario bad pass
Q4 2:56 · CHI 101-101 DEN
- Turnover
Linas Kleiza offensive foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)
Q4 1:14 · CHI 105-104 DEN
- Turnover
Linas Kleiza turnover
Q4 1:14 · CHI 105-104 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
