⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 26- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:18 · TOR 12-5 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 10:52 · TOR 33-24 CHI
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q3 1:55 · TOR 81-67 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Morris Peterson flagrant foul type 2 (Kirk Hinrich draws the foul)
Q2 6:05 · TOR 33-29 CHI
- Technical
Jose Calderon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:05 · TOR 33-29 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:00 · TOR 33-32 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 0:01 · TOR 46-57 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
