โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ CHI better than we expected
โผ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four
They went cold, four of 24 from three
Lost the glass, 21 rebounds to 33
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:08 ยท CHI 28-21 POR
- Ties it
Ben Gordon hit a 20-foot jumper
OT 1:17 ยท CHI 98-98 POR
- Lead
Ben Gordon hit a 19-foot jumper, Kirk Hinrich with the assist
2OT 1:00 ยท CHI 108-106 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
OT 3:23 ยท CHI 92-90 POR
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
2OT 3:26 ยท CHI 102-102 POR
- Turnover
Ben Gordon lost ball
2OT 0:22 ยท CHI 108-108 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Lead
Brandon Roy hit a layup
OT 2:34 ยท CHI 92-94 POR
- Lead
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a 19-foot jumper, Jarrett Jack with the assist
OT 1:06 ยท CHI 98-100 POR
- Lead
Travis Outlaw hit a 20-foot jumper
OT 0:18 ยท CHI 100-102 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| CHI | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 82 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |








