⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better 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, 20 rebounds to 10- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second quarter
- Made three threes to their ten
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:22 · CHI 9-2 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 11:27 · CHI 40-30 MIA
- Steal
Tyrus Thomas stole it from Shawn Marion
Q4 1:44 · CHI 93-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:45 · CHI 88-84 MIA
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:43 · CHI 94-87 MIA
- Missed FT
Thabo Sefolosha misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CHI 98-92 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 8:30 · CHI 54-57 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Banks turnover
Q4 4:24 · CHI 84-81 MIA
- Missed FT
Mark Blount misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:57 · CHI 88-84 MIA
- Turnover
Shawn Marion lost ball
Q4 1:44 · CHI 93-87 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
