⏱️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
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 4
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
- Steal
Kirk Hinrich stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 1:54 · CHI 89-83 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon offensive foul (Antoine Walker draws the foul)
Q4 2:45 · CHI 87-81 MIA
- Turnover
Ben Gordon turnover
Q4 2:45 · CHI 87-81 MIA
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich offensive foul (Udonis Haslem draws the foul)
Q4 1:31 · CHI 92-86 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 8:42 · CHI 12-14 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 1:46 · CHI 92-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddie Jones offensive foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 4:58 · CHI 79-76 MIA
- Turnover
Eddie Jones turnover
Q4 4:58 · CHI 79-76 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 1:54 · CHI 89-83 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
