⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 25 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 1:15 · CHI 34-26 BKN
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 25
Q2 3:31 · CHI 59-34 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q4 8:45 · CHI 94-72 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Andres Nocioni technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:01 · CHI 20-16 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 6:31 · CHI 67-56 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 65% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 30 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
