⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 6:20 · CHA 19-15 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nazr Mohammed misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:35 · CHA 89-97 CHI
- Technical
Gerald Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:05 · CHA 95-106 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 4:37 · CHA 75-76 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · CHA 95-103 CHI
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:19 · CHA 95-103 CHI
📊The numbers
| CHA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
