⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 32 rebounds to 21- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:33 · CHI 39-41 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q4 10:30 · CHI 78-101 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 7:30 · CHI 85-110 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 82 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
